On 4/16/10 3:36 PM, "Eric Rostetter" <rostet...@mail.utexas.edu> wrote:
> Quoting Jim Preston <jimli...@commspeed.net>: > >> No, servers / services stopped because that is what the SA (or >> whoever you want to blame for setting up the system) CHOSE to have >> happen! > > Actually the clamd service _was_ stopped and _not_ because the SA > chose to have that happen (but rather, because the SA didn't keep their > software current, and the clamav folks didn't like that). This is not unlike the case of various RBLs that send out notice after notice about a change, but still get whacked by bazillions of DNS queries. Similarly, the pre-0.95 versions were whacking the mirrors by requesting a full signature database download every hour instead of just incremental changes. After begging and pleading for six months, they did what most obsolete RBLs usually do - change the RBL to always return positive, which causes people with un-maintained systems to drop mail, which makes an admin wake up and figure out why. At least the clamav team was kind enough to put the answer in bold letters into the log. -- Daniel J McDonald, CCIE # 2495, CISSP # 78281 _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
