--- clamd.orig	2007-03-05 17:03:48.000000000 -0800
+++ clamd	2007-03-05 17:02:45.000000000 -0800
@@ -45,6 +45,25 @@
 		chown ${clamav_user} ${logfile}
 		fi	
 
+		if [[ ${MILTER_OPTS} == *--external* ]]; then
+			local clamd_socket_wait_count=0
+			local clamd_socket_wait_max=10
+			local clamd_socket_wait_result=-1
+			ebegin "Waiting for clamd to create ${clamd_socket}"
+			while [[ clamd_socket_wait < clamd_socket_wait_max ]]; do
+				if [ -S "${clamd_socket:-/tmp/clamd}" ]; then
+					clamd_socket_wait_result=0
+					break
+				else
+					echo -n " ."
+					let clamd_socket_wait++
+					sleep 1
+				fi
+			done
+			echo
+			eend $clamd_socket_wait_result "Timeout waiting for ${clamd_socket}"
+		fi
+			
 		ebegin "Starting clamav-milter"
 		start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \
 			--exec /usr/sbin/clamav-milter -- ${MILTER_OPTS} ${MILTER_SOCKET}