Bryan Blackwell wrote: > > Greetings, > > We're running ClamAV at the suggestion of our vendor, and > they advised > the newest version for compatibility with the signature data. I > looked around the documentation, and couldn't find an answer to the > required versions for the signature files. My question is, are the > definitions backwards compatible for some time, or do we have to > upgrade as soon as a new version comes out? For example, when 0.96 > comes out, do we have to upgrade immediately? How about for > the 0.96 > release? Thanks for any insight. > > --Bryan > > -- Bryan Blackwell -- > *nix Systems Engineer > br...@skiblack.com
Well, that depends. With 0.95 the signature format changed, with mirrors providing backwards compatibility for some time. Also, with help of (up to date) freshclam and sigtool, you should be able to create old-style signatures for a local mirror. I don't know what's planned for 0.96, but I'm sure there will be some grace period of time if the signature format changes again or other large-scale changes occur. It's always good practice to test RCs and read the changelogs attentively. Kind regards Thomas -- Thomas Lamy Ingolstadt Online GmbH thomas.l...@in-online.net Fon: +49 841 885 212-0 Fax: +49 841 885 212-29 Web: www.in-online.net Pflichtangaben lt. §35a GmbHG: Ingolstadt Online GmbH, Münchener Str. 71, 85051 Ingolstadt Geschäftsführer Gerhard Mayer HR Ingolstadt Nr. 1950 Steuernummer 124/129/30752 Umsatzsteuer-ID: DE179321207 _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
