> We run a webmail service and use clamdscan/clamd in mbox mode to scan > incoming messages. Every so often certain messages will cause clamd to > hang (not crash, but just hang indefinitely), which causes all of our > incoming mail to back up. It appears as if certain SPAM messages are > causing this behavior -- and they also cause clamscan to segfault. clamd is pthread based (and threads share the memory), so a segmentation fault in one thread can destroy the daemon.
> segfaulted and clamd just hung. BTW, this same behavior was occuring > under previous versions of clamav. > > Any suggestions? That means there must be a bug in mbox code, please send a virus sample to Nigel Horne - njh AT bandsman.co.uk. Thanks. Best regards, Tomasz Kojm -- oo ..... [EMAIL PROTECTED] (\/)\......... http://www.konarski.edu.pl/~zolw \..........._ I nie zapomnij kliknac w brzuszek... //\ /\\ <- C. Amboinensis www.pajacyk.pl --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]