----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Spicer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 3:01 AM Subject: RE: [Clamav-users] Re: Virus Alias Database
> On Tue, 2004-05-11 at 00:58, Mitch (WebCob) wrote: > > I'm sure there are many (including myself) that could be convinced to host > > mirrors once the concept stabilizes... > > > > Or alternatively, you could allow download of the db and functions so people > > wouldn't have to keep hitting your server... > > Thats the better idea, although idealogically I'm all for open source I > have no intention of releasing the code that build the database. That > is for purely practical reasons, most of it works by crawling the > anti-virus vendors sites - as such if lots of people started to run it > there would be significant load on their sites, which not only > inconsiderate of us but also could lead to them blacklisting our IP's > and/or changing their page format to make it much harder to parse. That is a very valid point. However, I don't know if it'll be a problem as for the most part it does appear to fall within fair use, providing you keep a link with their description/alias to obtain additional information. They'd more than likely view it as a potential opportunity to get new customers. (free advertising) I stumbled across a site that had alias definitions cross referenced (clam, trend, McAfee, etc) but I can't remember what it was for the life of me. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Sleepycat Software Learn developer strategies Cisco, Motorola, Ericsson & Lucent use to deliver higher performing products faster, at low TCO. http://www.sleepycat.com/telcomwpreg.php?From=osdnemail3 _______________________________________________ Clamav-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clamav-users
