> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Dave O'Neill > Sent: woensdag 2 maart 2005 17:19 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Mimedefang] Anti-virus software > > > On Wed, Mar 02, 2005 at 07:07:04AM +0000, Rob MacGregor wrote: > > > On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 21:25:06 GMT, Mark > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > ClamAV, which I am now testing, works as advertised. But I read > > > you get a "ClamAV installation is OUTDATED" message whenever > > > the update program decides you need a newer version. > > > > Probably because they've still not hit a 1.0 release yet > > and it's very heavily in development. It'll still work if you > > don't upgrade, you just don't get the new signatures. > > The reason Clam spits out such a vehement warning is because > some of the more recent releases incorporate code changes > necessary to detect certain viruses and worms. Without those changes, > things can slip through even if you're religiously updating your > signatures on a regular basis.
I understand that, of course. My only concern is that, if I am away for a few weeks, my old AVP kept running, and that the ClamAV updater will refuse to update files for those weeks, just because I was not near the console to upgrade. I'd rather it just updated the database anyway, with a warning if need be, but not refuse service, and then wait for me to come home. But maybe it already does that, and I misunderstood the process. :) - Mark _______________________________________________ Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and http://www.canit.ca MIMEDefang mailing list [email protected] http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/mailman/listinfo/mimedefang
