Mark Grieveson wrote: > On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:35:38 -0700 > Dennis Peterson <denni...@inetnw.com> wrote: > >> What happens if you try to open that link in your browser? Your >> browser should offer to download it to a file - if it fails at the > > Yes, that's what happens. The browser lets me know it's a bin file, and > asks if I wish to download it. I initially was using > database.clamav.net (the default) in the /etc/clamav/freshclam.conf > file, and the same thing was happening, which is why I decided to try a > more local server. > > Perhaps I could just download it with my browser (using aria), and then > figure out a way to convert the file into the database. Is it possible > to just download the main.cvd file, without using freshclam, and then > somehow convert it to the usable database?
There's no conversion needed - just put it in the same place the existing file is. If you have a main.cld instead of a main.cvd then remove it. Clamd will find the new file and update itself automatically. Or restart clamd. dp _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
