[Clamav-users] clamdscan and user

2008-10-06 Thread giggz
Hi, I would like to make a test (via cron) on a directory : clamscan -ir --no-summary ~/.mozilla-thunderbird this line works great, but takes time. So I have tested with clamdscan and it works great, but the files must be readable for the user. And there are not. How can I solve this problem ?

[Clamav-users] scanning mail (test eicar failed)

2008-10-06 Thread giggz
Hi, I have done a small bash script, which scans my ~/.mozilla-thunderbird directory via cron. To test it I have send me an email with the test of eicar in the message (not in attachment). When I launch clamscan or clamdscan on the INBOX file clamav detects nothing. But if I read the INBOX file

Re: [Clamav-users] clamdscan and user

2008-10-06 Thread aCaB
giggz wrote: How can I solve this problem ? Hi giggz, There are several things you may want to try. If you are on a SMP the multiscan option in clamd/clamdscan is probably what you need. As for the privileges go, if your clamd is running on the local host and is accessible via unix socket, you

[Clamav-users] output of clamscan -i with clamdscan ?

2008-10-06 Thread giggz
Hi, I would like to have the same output as clamscan -i, but with the clamav daemon. Is it possible ? Thx a lot regards, Guillaume ___ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml

Re: [Clamav-users] clamdscan and user

2008-10-06 Thread giggz
aCaB a écrit : giggz wrote: How can I solve this problem ? Hi giggz, There are several things you may want to try. If you are on a SMP the multiscan option in clamd/clamdscan is probably what you need. As for the privileges go, if your clamd is running on the local host and is accessible

Re: [Clamav-users] Handling of unknown configuration lines (was Re: Stop it!)

2008-10-06 Thread Ian Eiloart
--On 3 October 2008 22:31:32 +0200 Tomasz Kojm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David F. Skoll wrote: I suspect the Clam developers do it the way they do to force users to look at (and think about) their configuration files. This is a laudable goal, but really interferes with usability and creates

Re: [Clamav-users] Handling of unknown configuration lines (was Re: Stop it!)

2008-10-06 Thread Paul Bijnens
On 2008-10-03 22:25, Charles Gregory wrote: CONCRETE SUGGESTION FOR CLAMAV DEVELOPERS (and anyone else with minimal script writing skills): CLAMWATCH service. Either as cron job, or constantly running monitor daemon. - Checks if clamd service is running (if enabled in startup

[Clamav-users] Sanesecurity Changes

2008-10-06 Thread Steve Basford
Hi All, There are a few changes to the Sanesecurity signature names and database names (including updated downlaod scripts). Please read the following, as it contains all the information on the new changes: http://www.sanesecurity.co.uk/clamav/changes.pdf Cheers, Steve Sanesecurity

Re: [Clamav-users] scanning mail (test eicar failed)

2008-10-06 Thread Matus UHLAR - fantomas
On 06.10.08 11:27, giggz wrote: I have done a small bash script, which scans my ~/.mozilla-thunderbird directory via cron. To test it I have send me an email with the test of eicar in the message (not in attachment). When I launch clamscan or clamdscan on the INBOX file clamav detects

Re: [Clamav-users] scanning mail (test eicar failed)

2008-10-06 Thread giggz
Matus UHLAR - fantomas a écrit : On 06.10.08 11:27, giggz wrote: I have done a small bash script, which scans my ~/.mozilla-thunderbird directory via cron. To test it I have send me an email with the test of eicar in the message (not in attachment). When I launch clamscan or clamdscan on the

Re: [Clamav-users] [0.0] Re: Handling of unknown configuration lines (was Re: Stop it!)

2008-10-06 Thread Charles Gregory
On Sat, 4 Oct 2008, Eric Rostetter wrote: The principle of least surprise says But it is a big surprise when the action that old line was supposed to take is no longer taken... But NOT as big a surprise as NO FILTERING AT ALL. That's the sticking point here. Unless we are all expected to

Re: [Clamav-users] Stop it!

2008-10-06 Thread Charles Gregory
On Sat, 4 Oct 2008, Dennis Peterson wrote: Hopefully they're not running mail servers on the Internet elsewise they could easily be considered derelict in their responsibilities. Ah. Yes, I must be 'derelict' because there is only ONE sysadmin (me) and I go home on weekends? Heck, I'm not

Re: [Clamav-users] [0.0] Re: Handling of unknown configuration lines (was Re: Stop it!)

2008-10-06 Thread Charles Gregory
On Sat, 4 Oct 2008, Eric Rostetter wrote: But when a mail filter 'fails', mail goes through UNFILTERED, and UNNOTICED. This is just WRONG. Sorry, it is. The OP was complaining that it did cause the mailer (exim) to stop. Well, I feel sorry for him if this happens on a weekend when he's

Re: [Clamav-users] [0.0] Re: Handling of unknown configuration lines (was Re: Stop it!)

2008-10-06 Thread Dennis Peterson
Charles Gregory wrote: On Sat, 4 Oct 2008, Eric Rostetter wrote: The principle of least surprise says But it is a big surprise when the action that old line was supposed to take is no longer taken... But NOT as big a surprise as NO FILTERING AT ALL. That's the sticking point here.

Re: [Clamav-users] Stop it!

2008-10-06 Thread Dennis Peterson
Charles Gregory wrote: On Sat, 4 Oct 2008, Dennis Peterson wrote: Hopefully they're not running mail servers on the Internet elsewise they could easily be considered derelict in their responsibilities. Ah. Yes, I must be 'derelict' because there is only ONE sysadmin (me) and I go home on

Re: [Clamav-users] [0.0] Re: Handling of unknown configuration lines (was Re: Stop it!)

2008-10-06 Thread John Smith
I can appreciate both sides. However, the general opinion I have heard seems to echo what I would expect, and that is that the product let me know if there is an error. Whether that be in a log file, an GUI display, or an email message are just ways of implementing that solution. Yes many

Re: [Clamav-users] ClamAV watchdog scripts (was Re: Stop it!)

2008-10-06 Thread Charles Gregory
On Sat, 4 Oct 2008, Bernd Petrovitsch wrote: Well, it's probably better to not update in Friday in the first place. H. Now that you mention it Yeah, I should set my cron jobs to only update packages Monday through Thursday. (smile) Thanks! (and people said this was a useless thread!) :)

Re: [Clamav-users] Stop it!

2008-10-06 Thread Jerry
On Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:37:51 -0400 (EDT) Charles Gregory [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 4 Oct 2008, Dennis Peterson wrote: Hopefully they're not running mail servers on the Internet elsewise they could easily be considered derelict in their responsibilities. Ah. Yes, I must be 'derelict'

Re: [Clamav-users] Stop it!

2008-10-06 Thread Bernd Petrovitsch
On Sat, 2008-10-04 at 13:30 +0200, Colin Alston wrote: [] I'm not all that interested if you have time for that. I don't, and neither do most end users regardless of your opinion about their intellect or ability. To put it simple and direct: If you don't have time to read the

Re: [Clamav-users] Stop it!

2008-10-06 Thread Bernd Petrovitsch
On Mon, 2008-10-06 at 11:37 -0400, Charles Gregory wrote: On Sat, 4 Oct 2008, Dennis Peterson wrote: Hopefully they're not running mail servers on the Internet elsewise they could easily be considered derelict in their responsibilities. Ah. Yes, I must be 'derelict' because there is only

[Clamav-users] problem during compilation

2008-10-06 Thread Chandra
Hi,     When I run the command make check while trying to install clamav-0.94, i get the following error:   /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lcheck collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[2]: *** [check_clamav] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/install/clamav/clamav-0.94/unit_tests' make[1]:

Re: [Clamav-users] problem during compilation

2008-10-06 Thread aCaB
Chandra wrote: Hi, When I run the command make check while trying to install clamav-0.94, i get the following error: /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lcheck collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[2]: *** [check_clamav] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory

Re: [Clamav-users] problem during compilation

2008-10-06 Thread Brandon Perry
You need the check package installed (sudo apt-get install check on debian/ubuntu). On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 1:57 PM, James Kosin [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Chandra wrote: Hi, When I run the command make check while trying to install clamav-0.94, i get the following error: /usr/bin/ld:

Re: [Clamav-users] problem during compilation

2008-10-06 Thread James Kosin
Chandra wrote: Hi, When I run the command make check while trying to install clamav-0.94, i get the following error: /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lcheck collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[2]: *** [check_clamav] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory

Re: [Clamav-users] [0.0] Re: Stop it!

2008-10-06 Thread Charles Gregory
On Mon, 6 Oct 2008, Jerry wrote: I find it hard to believe that ClamAV could be down for *weeks* and nobody has notice. Well, in my case, it was a couple of days, but again, it was quite disturbing that the first indication of 'trouble' was that I noticed 'error code 3' being returned in

Re: [Clamav-users] [0.0] Re: Stop it!

2008-10-06 Thread Charles Gregory
On Mon, 6 Oct 2008, Bernd Petrovitsch wrote: What could be more obvious than simply stopping to work? Why do they have an 'oil light' in cars? When your oil gets too low, the vehicle doesn't stop running. It keeps going, even though it is tearing the insides of the engine apart from lack of

[Clamav-users] Reasons for upgrades (was Re: Stop it!)

2008-10-06 Thread David F. Skoll
I think everyone should calm down. Both sides are right: Sysadmins should upgrade carefully and RTFM. But also, software vendors should try not to break things or surprise users. The problem is that historically, it has often been necessary to upgrade Clam in a hurry because of a security

Re: [Clamav-users] [0.0] Re: Stop it!

2008-10-06 Thread reiner otto
I am thankful that the underlying spirit of providing good quality software to those who can't really afford it is not tainted by people with attitudes like yours. - Charles   Respect. I have to agree 100% on your very (too ?) polite expression. Good software simply tells the user, that

Re: [Clamav-users] [0.0] Reasons for upgrades (was Re: Stop it!)

2008-10-06 Thread Charles Gregory
On Mon, 6 Oct 2008, David F. Skoll wrote: 1) Issue security updates that *only* fix security problems and nothing else. This is something that (for example) Red Hat Enterprise ... I use CentOS and notice that it auto-updates to the latest ClamAV. And strictly speaking, that is a good thing.

Re: [Clamav-users] [0.0] Re: Stop it!

2008-10-06 Thread Jerry
On Mon, 6 Oct 2008 21:46:07 + (GMT) reiner otto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am thankful that the underlying spirit of providing good quality software to those who can't really afford it is not tainted by people with attitudes like yours. - Charles   Respect. I have to agree 100% on your

Re: [Clamav-users] [0.0] Re: Stop it!

2008-10-06 Thread Colin Alston
On 2008/10/07 12:05 AM Jerry wrote: Just out of morbid curiosity, who is holding a gun to your head forcing you to use 'hobby products' anyway? No one is being forced to do anything, therefore they have no discernible right to demand that the developer of the product they are using change it