On 11/13/07 10:43, Joyce McIntosh wrote:
> OpenSolaris VSCAN Service
>
> The goal of this project is to provide an integrated real-time virus
> scanning service to support OpenSolaris as a storage operating
> system.
>
> Virus scanning will be initiated from the underlying ZFS file system
> when files are accessed or modified, thus ensuring that each file has
> been scanned with the latest virus definitions before any client uses it.
> Enhancements to the file system will support the storage of per-file
> virus scanning attributes to indicate, for example, if a file is infected
> and has been quarantined. The VSCAN service will utilize third party
> virus scanning applications and appliances from key anti virus vendors.
>
> The inaugural integration of the Solaris VSCAN service is available
> in ONNV Build 78. This initial integration implements the VSCAN
> service as an ICAP client, communicating with external third party
> virus scan engines.
>
> The proposed leaders will be Joyce McIntosh, Alan Wright and Barry 
> Greenberg.
>
>
This is great to see ... a wonderful complement to the CIFS server 
project ...

+1 (if my vote counts)

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