> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jay Lee > Sent: woensdag 20 december 2006 16:48 > To: clamav-users@lists.clamav.net > Subject: [Clamav-users] DB Update email before actual update > available? > > I am attempting to write a script that will take action whenever an > email from the [EMAIL PROTECTED] list is received. The > script would run freshclam and grab the most recent update, thus giving > me the most up to date version at all times without putting a heavy load > on the ClamAV servers.
DNS is extremely light-weight, and ideally suited for the task. Doing all sort of crazed things, like starting a script on reception of an email, is much more costly, resource-wise, than what you may think to win. Heck, even starting freshclam per cron, IMHO, is a hugely expensive affair (repeated startup/initialization cost). Just running a small daemonized freshclam (about 5M), which periodically does an extremely light-weight DNS query, is unbeatable in efficiency. - Mark _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
