On 2009-02-28 11:54, Jose-Marcio Martins da Cruz wrote: > Hello, > > At : > > https://wiki.clamav.net/Main/UpgradeNotes095 > > I read : > > ********************************** > In clamd 0.95 it is recommended to prefix all commands with the z > character, to indicate that the command will be deliminated by a '\0' > character; clamd will then continue reading until a '\0' character is > read. This is similar to the n prefix that was supported in 0.94 too, > and which is still accepted (indicating a \n terminator). Clamd honours > the terminator in its replies. > ********************************** > > About the "which is still accepted". Does this means that in some future > release, the n prefix will no more be accepted ? >
No, we don't have any plans on removing the 'n' prefix. The code is already there to handle it. > A suggestion : clamd could also accept commands terminated with "\n\0" > and remove the "\n" at the end of the command if present. Why? One of the reasons for introducing zCOMMANDS and \0 terminator is to handle filenames that may have an embedded \n. If we strip \n from the end, then zCOMMAND\0 is not better than nCOMMAND\n. Best regards, --Edwin _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
