diff -Nur -x '*.orig' -x '*.rej' qpsmtpd-0.32/plugins/virus/clamav mezzanine_patched_qpsmtpd-0.32/plugins/virus/clamav
--- qpsmtpd-0.32/plugins/virus/clamav	2007-04-09 11:25:42.000000000 -0600
+++ mezzanine_patched_qpsmtpd-0.32/plugins/virus/clamav	2007-04-09 11:25:09.000000000 -0600
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@
     elsif (/back_compat/) {
 	$self->{_back_compat} = '-i --max-recursion=50';
     }
+    elsif (/declined_on_fail/) {
+       $self->{_declined_on_fail} = 1;
+    }
     else {
         $self->log(LOGERROR, "Unrecognized argument '$_' to clamav plugin");
         return undef;
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@
   $self->{_max_size} ||= 512 * 1024;
   $self->{_spool_dir} ||= $self->spool_dir();
   $self->{_back_compat} ||= ''; # make sure something is set
+  $self->{_declined_on_fail} ||= 0; # decline the message on clamdscan failure
 
   unless ($self->{_spool_dir}) {
         $self->log(LOGERROR, "No spool dir configuration found");
@@ -189,6 +193,7 @@
  
   if ($signal) {
     $self->log(LOGINFO, "clamscan exited with signal: $signal");
+    return (DENYSOFT) if (!$self->{_declined_on_fail});
     return (DECLINED);
   }
   if ($result == 1) {
@@ -202,6 +207,7 @@
   }
   elsif ($result) {
     $self->log(LOGERROR, "ClamAV error: $cmd: $result\n");
+    return (DENYSOFT) if (!$self->{_declined_on_fail});
   }
   else {
     $transaction->header->add( 'X-Virus-Checked',