install-Clam-SA

[Julian Field]

On 16 May 2006, at 21:53, <sandrews at andrewscompanies.com>  
<sandrews at andrewscompanies.com> wrote:

> I do believe you have to update
> freshclam.conf

My easy-install package will do this for you, don't worry.

> http://www.clamav.net/faq.html#pagestart
> How many times per hour shall I run freshclam?

Once at the very most.

> If you are running ClamAV 0.7x do NOT check more often than once per
> hour. If you are running ClamAV 0.8x or later, you can check for
> database update as often as 4 times per hour provided that you have  
> the
> following options in freshclam.conf:
> DNSDatabaseInfo current.cvd.clamav.net
> DatabaseMirror db.XY.clamav.net
> DatabaseMirror database.clamav.net
> Replace XY with your country code. If you don't have that option, then
> you must stick with 1 check per hour.

And don't forget that MailScanner will be running freshclam once  
every hour anyway, so you don't need to bother with any of this  
fiddly stuff.

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
> [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of James
> R. Stevens
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 4:40 PM
> To: MailScanner discussion
> Subject: install-Clam-SA
>
>
> Upgrading our clam version as well and cant remember what MailScanner
> uses.
>
> Does clamd need to be running for MailScanner to us it and stats to  
> grow
> in MailWatch?
> Does MailScanner use clamscan and not need anything else but the
> definition files updated via freashclam?
>
> I cant find the clamd.conf MANUAL anywhere.
>
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