Re: [Clamav-users] Triggering freshclam with procmail
Harry Phillips wrote: I was wondering if it is possible and if it is advisable to trigger freshclam when I receive a message that the daily database has been updated. I used to do this, but it's no longer necessary now that freshclam can check for updates via a DNS query. You can run it as a daemon, or hourly via cron and not put too much load on the update servers. Linking it to the mailing list no longer provides much of an advantage. ___ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
Re: [Clamav-users] Triggering freshclam with procmail
> I was wondering if it is possible and if it is advisable to trigger > freshclam when I receive a message that the daily database has been > updated. > That is what i do. In the .procmailrc of the user that gets the notifications I have: :0Hc * ^To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] |/etc/smrsh/clamupdate.cmd /etc/smrsh/clamupdate.cmd is one line: cp /root/stuff/freshclam.scr /etc/cron.hourly/ the file /root/stuff/freshclam.scr contains: freshclam \rm /etc/cron.hourly/freshclam.scr /usr/batch/clmilter_watch.pl I put in the hourly cron so that it gets kicked off within the next hour but not right away when lots of people are probably banging away at the server. ___ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
RE: [Clamav-users] Triggering freshclam with procmail
Harry Phillips wrote: > I was wondering if it is possible and if it is advisable to trigger > freshclam when I receive a message that the daily database has been > updated. > > I have a unique e-mail address subscribed to the database announcement > list so the message does not need to be saved anywhere. > > I only have 5 users on my home server here but I have other clients > that are much larger. I practice and perfect anything I do on my > server before inflicting it on the source of my bread and butter. I would say, probably possible, but not advisable. What happens if there is an update that is not announced for some reason? Or maybe the announcement email gets delayed due to email problems? What happens if you get the announcement before all the mirrors are synced and freshclam doesn't see the update? I would say it is safer to either run it as a daemon, or let cron call it on a regular basis. -- Bowie ___ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
Re: [Clamav-users] Triggering freshclam with procmail
* On 22/12/05 08:36 -0600, Harry Phillips wrote: > I was wondering if it is possible and if it is advisable to trigger freshclam > when I receive a message that the daily database has been updated. Where do you receive that message from? Anyway, I suggest you leave your freshclam to run as configured. If everyone adopted your intended action, the DB servers might be overwhelmed, depending on the mirror being used. I am not saying they _will_ be. I am saying "might" be. > I have a unique e-mail address subscribed to the database announcement list so > the message does not need to be saved anywhere. Oh, I see now. I need to be reading to bottom before answering ;) > I only have 5 users on my home server here but I have other clients that are > much larger. I practice and perfect anything I do on my server before > inflicting it on the source of my bread and butter. Nice to hear. Happy Christmas! -Wash http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html -- +==+ |\ _,,,---,,_ | Odhiambo Washington<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Zzz /,`.-'`'-. ;-;;,_ | Wananchi Online Ltd. www.wananchi.com |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-'| Tel: +254 20 313985-9 +254 20 313922 '---''(_/--' `-'\_) | GSM: +254 722 743223 +254 733 744121 +==+ The reason we come up with new versions is not to fix bugs. It's absolutely not. -- Bill Gates ___ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
[Clamav-users] Triggering freshclam with procmail
I was wondering if it is possible and if it is advisable to trigger freshclam when I receive a message that the daily database has been updated. I have a unique e-mail address subscribed to the database announcement list so the message does not need to be saved anywhere. I only have 5 users on my home server here but I have other clients that are much larger. I practice and perfect anything I do on my server before inflicting it on the source of my bread and butter. ___ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
