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http://blog.clamav.net/2013/02/resolving-issues-with-freshclam.html I'll get with the appropriate person and see if updating the mirror-problem page is appropriate. Matt On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 10:32 AM, Cedric Knight <ced...@gn.apc.org> wrote: > Hello > > Running clamav 0.97.6 and then 0.97.8 on a Debian squeeze server, since 14 > Feb this year freshclam has been consistently failing with > > ERROR: getpatch: Can't download daily-16682.cdiff from > database.clamav.net > WARNING: Incremental update failed, trying to download daily.cvd > ... > Ignoring mirror 217.135.32.99 (has connected too many times with an > outdated version) > ERROR: Can't download daily.cvd from database.clamav.net > Giving up on database.clamav.net... > Update failed. Your network may be down or none of the mirrors listed in > /etc/clamav/freshclam.conf is working. Check > http://www.clamav.net/support/**mirror-problem<http://www.clamav.net/support/mirror-problem>for > possible reasons. > > One solution (delete daily.cvd and run freshclam again) has been covered > here on 15 Feb <http://www.gossamer-threads.** > com/lists/clamav/users/57663#**57663<http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/clamav/users/57663#57663>>. > However, that solution is not necessarily obvious, and there is other > advice out there such as reducing number of Checks per day to less than 6 > and waiting at least 24 hours <http://forums.debian.net/** > viewtopic.php?f=5&t=97058<http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=97058>>, > which didn't work for me. (The upgrade to 0.97.8 also reduced Checks to 3.) > > Another solution that I found was setting a HTTPProxyServer and > HTTPProxyPort in freshclam.conf. So are the mirrors blocking the IPv4 > address used by my freshclam? And if so, why, is there any way to remove > the block, and why is the restriction only enforced when the old daily.cvd > is present? > > I'm wondering how many ClamAV installations there might be out there which > are "stuck on updates prior to daily.cvd version > 16685" months later, without the owners even knowing. The updates usually > work very nicely thank you, and the errors may not get noticed. > > Could this be fixed by an update to the freshclam client, or perhaps to > the mirrors? At least could http://www.clamav.net/support/** > mirror-problem <http://www.clamav.net/support/mirror-problem> be updated > to reflect this? > > Thanks > > CK > ______________________________**_________________ > Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net > http://www.clamav.net/support/**ml <http://www.clamav.net/support/ml> > _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
