Thanks Dave. 2010/1/6 Dave Watts <[email protected]>
> > > AV programs can cause major performance issues on database servers and > > Web servers. I've seen servers so taxed by active virus scans that > > they no longer accept incoming connections. Servers generally don't > > need any AV programs, unless you allow anonymous people to upload > > files to them, in which case you can target the upload folders for > > scans. I recommend not running AV programs on database and Web servers > > unless there is a definite need to. > > > > The McAfee desktop program has a reputation of noticeably slowing down > > computers, and I would bet their enterprise product has the same > > issues. > > > > If you really want to keep McAfee running, add the ColdFusion jar > > files to the exclusion list. > > Yes, yes, a thousand times yes. You shouldn't need AV running on your > servers, because you're not using your servers as desktops. A properly > configured server doesn't need a general AV package scanning all > available storage. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > http://training.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VSOB) on > GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:329437 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
