On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 13:14:53 +0000 James Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We use "rsync" to update our 35 customer's system. This works really
> well for the old format, but will probably not work so well for the
> new format, because even when only a single viruses is added the whole
> file tends to change. This is typical of compressed files.
>
> In the FAQ, you say that the old database format will be discontinued
> at the end of 2003, is this really the case ? We'd really like to
> continue using it if we can.
The old databases will be available for some time yet.
> Is there an easy way to convert the new database format to the old
> database format, so that we can continue to use it ?
sigtool --unpack file.cvd
> Changing from the old format to the new format will really hit our
> bandwidth usage, so we'd really prefer not to convert if we can.
Remember that on daily basis we only update the daily.cvd database which
is very small. Our mirrors successfuly handle thousands of updates per
day so your customers may download the databases directly from
database.clamav.net.
If you prefer your own mirror it SHOULD check the digital signatures
because the number of our mirrors is still growing and digital
signatures is the only way to guarantee database security.
Best regards,
Tomasz Kojm
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