On 1/28/13 4:10 PM, "Noel Jones" <njo...@megan.vbhcs.org> wrote:
> On 1/28/2013 2:27 PM, Benny Pedersen wrote: > >> if you used freshclam as a deamon it will update when dns is showing >> new versions, not wait one hour or more in cron to get the newest >> updates > > > Incorrect. > > When you run freshclam as a daemon, the freshclam.conf specifies how > many times per day to check for updates. There's not a lot of > practical difference between a daemonized freshclam with "Checks 24" > and a once-an-hour cron job. I normally run "checks 47" or "checks 49". That's not quite (or just slightly more often than) every half hour. Using an odd number like that ensures that I don't get stuck on a popular minute for polls... -- 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
