* Fajar A. Nugraha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> Because softlimit is a hack.

It is not a hack. It is common pratice to run programs using least
privilege and with limited resource to prevent runaway conditions.

> Because current clamd implementation is not to "die" on
> memory allocation error, but sleep.

It doesn't die, it's being killed by the kernel.

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