Re: [Clamav-users] Freshclam and Daemontools

2004-02-19 Thread Jason Frisvold
On Thu, 2004-02-19 at 11:17, Thomas Lamy wrote: > First: Please _dont_ top-post... Sorry.. Outlook via web *REALLY* sucks... All I had available at the time though... > From my personal experience freshclam is _very_ stable, and doesn't > need to run through daemontools. Also you can always r

Re: [Clamav-users] Freshclam and Daemontools

2004-02-19 Thread Jason Frisvold
On Thu, 2004-02-19 at 00:37, Sancho2k.net Lists wrote: > The closest I could come is to getting a zombied instance of freshclam > :( Here's the run script I used: Same here... I believe it's because freshclam forks itself into the background to daemonize... Which I don't believe is a bad thing,

Re: [Clamav-users] Freshclam and Daemontools

2004-02-19 Thread Peter Bonivart
Jason Frisvold wrote: Because I like the way I can control qmail and clamd via daemontools... And freshclam stopping is, to me, a major issue. If it stops and I'm unaware that it has stopped, then I run the risk of missing a vital virus definition update... Try reading my posts again and you mig

Re: [Clamav-users] Freshclam and Daemontools

2004-02-19 Thread Thomas Lamy
Jason Frisvold wrote: Because I like the way I can control qmail and clamd via daemontools... And freshclam stopping is, to me, a major issue. If it stops and I'm unaware that it has stopped, then I run the risk of missing a vital virus definition update... If noone else has implemented this, then

Re: [Clamav-users] Freshclam and Daemontools

2004-02-18 Thread Sancho2k.net Lists
Jason Frisvold wrote: Because I like the way I can control qmail and clamd via daemontools... And freshclam stopping is, to me, a major issue. If it stops and I'm unaware that it has stopped, then I run the risk of missing a vital virus definition update... If noone else has implemented this, the

RE: [Clamav-users] Freshclam and Daemontools

2004-02-18 Thread Jason Frisvold
Peter Bonivart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 2/18/2004 4:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: Re: [Clamav-users] Freshclam and Daemontools Jason Frisvold wrote: > Why use daemontools to keep qmail or clamd running? T

Re: [Clamav-users] Freshclam and Daemontools

2004-02-18 Thread Peter Bonivart
Jason Frisvold wrote: Why use daemontools to keep qmail or clamd running? There's always that off chance that something might cause the daemon to die unexpectedly... An obscure bug perhaps... And if it happens, I want to ensure that the daemon is brought back up automatically. At least, I *thou

Re: [Clamav-users] Freshclam and Daemontools

2004-02-18 Thread Jason Frisvold
On Wed, 2004-02-18 at 12:52, Peter Bonivart wrote: > Running it in daemon mode and monitoring that the daemon is still > running doesn't mean you're connected to the db servers at all time. > Where did you get that from? Agreed... I want to monitor the process itself, not keep it connected to t

Re: [Clamav-users] Freshclam and Daemontools

2004-02-18 Thread Jason Frisvold
On Wed, 2004-02-18 at 11:02, Odhiambo Washington wrote: > Why do I feel that that would be outrageous? Are you saying that "you > want freshclam permanently connected to the db servers"? How are you > looking at it? No, certainly not... I mean I want daemontools to monitor the freshclam daemon to

Re: [Clamav-users] Freshclam and Daemontools

2004-02-18 Thread Peter Bonivart
Odhiambo Washington wrote: * Jason Frisvold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20040218 19:00]: wrote: Hi all! Is there a way to set up Daemontools to monitor and run freshclam? Similar to how clamd is set up with daemontools? I want to ensure that freshclam never dies for no apparent reason... Why do I f

Re: [Clamav-users] Freshclam and Daemontools

2004-02-18 Thread Odhiambo Washington
* Jason Frisvold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20040218 19:00]: wrote: > Hi all! > > Is there a way to set up Daemontools to monitor and run freshclam? > Similar to how clamd is set up with daemontools? I want to ensure that > freshclam never dies for no apparent reason... Why do I feel that that