On Sat, 8 Mar 2008, Steve Kemp wrote:
Having said that though executing "uptime" on each incoming connection might increase resource usage at a time when the system is already loaded - but I'm certain that doing that will be a lot less resource intensive than running clamav, spambayes, and all the other tests that are typically conducted...
Indeed. However, why do it at all when you don't need to? Cheers. -- Mark Powell - UNIX System Administrator - The University of Salford Information Services Division, Clifford Whitworth Building, Salford University, Manchester, M5 4WT, UK. Tel: +44 161 295 6843 Fax: +44 161 295 5888 www.pgp.com for PGP key