--- sid-filter.orig	2010-01-26 01:57:29.000000000 +0100
+++ sid-filter	2010-01-26 05:06:07.000000000 +0100
@@ -27,6 +27,19 @@
 	fi
 }
 
+clean_socket() {
+	local socket_file= svc_pid=
+
+	socket_file="$(echo ${SID_FILTER_OPTS} | sed -e 's/.*local:\(.*\) .*/\1/' | awk '{print $1}')"
+	svc_pid="$(ps -C sid-filter -o pid=)"
+	if [[ -z "${svc_pid}" ]]  && [[ ! -z "${socket_file}" ]] && [[ -S "${socket_file}" ]]; then
+		ewarn "Strange, the socket file already exist in \"${socket_file}\""
+		ewarn "it will be removed now and re-created by the sid-filter server"
+		ewarn "BUT please make your checks."
+		rm -f "${socket_file}"
+	fi
+}
+
 start() {
 	local filter_user= filter_pid= SSD_OPTS=
 
@@ -40,6 +53,7 @@
 	fi
 
 	ebegin "Starting Sender-ID Filter"
+	clean_socket
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --background ${SSD_OPTS} \
 		--exec /usr/bin/sid-filter -- ${SID_FILTER_OPTS}
 	eend $?