F-Prot Update Script Available

[Rishi Gangoly]

Yeah somehow the FTP server at F-PROT and ncftp have some kind of an
understanding between each other.

It only downloads if the files are different.

Regards

Rishi

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Healy (Data Net Services)" <ray at MATRIX-DATANET.CO.UK>
To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: F-Prot Update Script Available


> Dear Rishi
>
> Hope do not mind me asking but with your new update script, I assume it
> checks every day but does it only download if the definitions at F-Prot
are
> newer than whats on your server - like the other script does from RAQFAQ
> (but that always comes up with /etc/cron.daily/AVupdate.sh: : Ambiguous
> redirect but it does work)
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Ray Healy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rishi Gangoly" <rishi at THEARGONCOMPANY.COM>
> To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 3:20 PM
> Subject: Re: F-Prot Update Script Available
>
>
> > I somehow love my update script.
> >
> > /usr/local/f-prot/update
> >
> > ---------
> > #!/bin/bash
> >
> > cd /usr/local/f-prot
> > ncftpget -F ftp://ftp.f-prot.com/pub/fp-def.zip
> > ncftpget -F ftp://ftp.f-prot.com/pub/macrdef2.zip
> > ncftpget -F ftp://ftp.f-prot.com/pub/sign2.zip
> > unzip -o fp-def.zip
> > unzip -o macrdef2.zip
> > unzip -o sign2.zip
> >
> > ---------
> >
> > and then add this line in your crontab
> >
> > ---------
> > 22 * * * * /usr/local/f-prot/update > /dev/null 2> /dev/null
> >
> > ---------
> >
> > It works. ;-)
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Rishi
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Lewis Bergman" <lbergman at abi.tconline.net>
> > To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 1:53 AM
> > Subject: Re: F-Prot Update Script Available
> >
> >
> > > The hint about bash2 was it. I changed it to #!/bin/bash2 and it works
> > fine
> > > now.
> > > --
> > > Lewis Bergman
> > > Texas Communications
> > > 4309 Maple St.
> > > Abilene, TX 79602-8044
> > > 915-695-6962 ext 115
> > >
> >
> >
>