> -----Original Message----- > From: John Rudd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 1:27 PM > To: Bret Miller > Cc: users@spamassassin.apache.org > Subject: Re: SaneSecurity > > Bret Miller wrote: > >> Perhaps more a clamav question, but does anyone use the additional > >> definitions for clam from SaneSecurity and are they helpful > >> in the Spam Wars? > > > > You're in luck! I just installed them yesterday. Had been > meaning to for > > a while, but things have been too busy to get the script written to > > update them. So, in less than 24 hours, hit over 1800 spam messages > > here-- about 1/3 of our spam volume. > > > > I've been told that 3rd party clamav signatures can make clamav > unstable, because they seem to not be as well tested as the clamav > signatures. You end up with more than a few cases of "error in 3rd > party signature file causes clamav to choke and not run". > > > Which is all to say: watch the results of your updates closely. >
The big thing is to check the db after download, before moving it into place (especially if it's a scripted download) Rick -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
