On Wed, Nov 17, 2004 at 12:15:51PM +1300, Steven Jones wrote: > 8><---- > > > > But F-Prot sucks by default because it is nonfree. Check out clamav > > instead. http://www.clamav.net/ > Well and to close the circle clamav sucks by default cause the virus > database is not maintained by an commercial entity working 24/7 on it. > > Nearly all commercial AV Vendors offer Linux versions these days so > you can choose one fitting your needs. > > Sven > > 8><---- > > Most anti-virus vendors have a delay of on average 10 hours between the > release of a new virus and the defination coming out. I have my system > updating every 2 hours automatically, so is there really a significant, > documentable difference between the average update time with clamav and a > commercial entity?
Well I've no chance (and had no chance in the past) to build a test enviroment. A mail server with about 10.000 mails per hour would be a good thing. Then you setup a two stage scanning system. First stage will be a scan with clamav passing all mails tagged as virus free to the second stage with a commercial product of your choice. I guess a period of 3 month will give you some objective results about how good or bad clamav really is compared to the tested commercial product. Who has the chance to build such a test enviroment? Sven BTW: My first statement was meant a little bit ironic cause of the non-free software sucks by default statement. I rely on clamav for scanning my private mails. -- Revolution is not a dinner party, not an essay, nor a painting, nor a piece of embroidery; it cannot be advanced softly, gradually, carefully, considerately, respectfully, politely, plainly, and modestly. - Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
