On 4/23/10 4:05 PM, "Robert Wyatt" <chupacerv...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Simon Hobson wrote: >> Jerry wrote: >> >>> By the way, I still also have an old 8086 with DOS 3? (I don't remember >>> the version) that still works. I still use it on occasion to copy old >>> 5.25 floppys to other media. Yes, some local government agencies have >>> valuable documents archived in that format. However, I would never >>> expect it run Win7, nor do I bitch to Microsoft about it either. >> >> So, it still runs the software it used to run ? Yes >> It's running software that is EOL ? Most definitely >> And Microsoft have sent it a poison pill ? No they haven't >> >> There's a difference between "not providing any more updates" and >> killing something off. > > I'm a little confused by this (still), is it not true that simply > turning off freshclam will allow clamav to continue working indefinitely > on the existing signature set? No, you need to turn off freshclam *and* delete one signature, or grab an older copy of the signature file. -- Daniel J McDonald, CCIE # 2495, CISSP # 78281 _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
