>> I forget whether clamav-milter uses clamd, but I notice that you
>> ran *clamscan* instead of *clamdscan*. Clamscan will load up
>> the databases itself, so there exists the possibility that it's
>> using *different* databases than clamd/clamav-milter is.
>
> You're right; I used clamscan and not clamdscan. The latter cannot be used
> in this instance, because clamd does not have sufficient privileges to
> read the files from within a user account (even if run as root), whereas
> clamscan can be run directly as the user.
If that's the case, I'd make sure your clamscan is using the database
you think it is; likewise for clamav-milter. To me, it sounds like
you have two versions of the ClamAV database on your system, one
that's getting updated and one that's not.
Benny
--
"Something's going on in this house - last night, I saw a face!"
"Did it have a nose?"
"Yes!"
"That sounds like a face all right."
-- Scary Movie 4
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