> I don't know the frequency, but it was enough of a problem for him to > complain...three times before I brought it up here.
So is this issue specifically with ClamXav? i.e. is ClamXav forcing an update each time it's run? I know that the regular clamav does not do this, and if that's the product in question, my point still seems valid: aren't we crying over spilled milk here? I mean, it would seem that the user's desired case/functionality is unreasonable, and as a result, that asking the ClamAV team to do anything about it is also unreasonable. If the issue is, however, with ClamXav, then this isn't the correct mailing list to be having this discussion, correct? > That's not a user option with ClamXav, although I realize it could be done > by hacking the LaunchAgent (formerly cron) event. I will probably recommend > to Mark that he include multiple updates as a user preference one of these > days, but there are a couple of other features I'd like to see first. Fair enough. > - Supporting users half way around the world Don't see a problem with this. > - Which always seems to be the first one checked Actual issue. Perhaps DNS caching is a factor? If freshclam checks often enough, then perhaps the cache entry never dies, and you get the same order every time? > - And has never successfully connected for over two weeks Other than an announcement to the list that there may be problems with one of the mirrors, this seems to be an issue primarily between those users who encountered said error (and caused them distress) and the mirror admins, not the whole list. However, maybe I'm wrong and many readers of the list appreciate seeing the back-and-forth. P.S. - My goal is to try to limit the scope of this thread a little more, so it stays focused and relevant. As a side-line user on this list, I feel it had long since gotten out-of-hand. -- Bryan Burke IT Administrator Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science University of Tennessee, Knoxville bbu...@eecs.utk.edu (865) 974-4694 _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
