[clamav-users] Linode Clam AV Updates

[Joel Esler (jesler)]

Ged is correct.  

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> On Mar 20, 2021, at 13:14, G.W. Haywood via clamav-users <clamav-users at lists.clamav.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi there,
> 
>> On Sat, 20 Mar 2021, Paul Smith via clamav-users wrote:
>> 
>>> On 20/03/2021 04:31, Joel Esler (jesler) via clamav-users wrote:
>>> Please check out cvdupdate or Freshclam for your updates.  Once or twice a day to check is fine.
>> FWIW, running cvdupdate only once or twice a day is a BAD idea.
>> 
>> If you are running a private mirror, then if Freshclam tries to get the latest CDIFF (according to DNS) from the private mirror ...
> 
> My understanding is that if you're using a private mirror you're supposed
> to set the 'PrivateMirror' option, which does not use DNS to check for the
> existence of updated files, but checks the files themselves directly.
> 
> Quoting 'man freshclam.conf':
> 
>    PrivateMirror STR
>    This option allows you to easily point freshclam to private
>    mirrors. If PrivateMirror is set, freshclam does not attempt
>    to use DNS to determine whether its databases are out-of-date,
>    instead it will use the If-Modified-Since request or directly
>    check the headers of the remote database files.  For each
>    database, freshclam first attempts to download the CLD file.
>    If that fails, it tries to download the CVD file.  This option
>    overrides DatabaseMirror, DNSDatabaseInfo and ScriptedUpdates.
>    It can be used multiple times to provide fall-back mirrors.
>    Default: disabled
> 
> -- 
> 
> 73,
> Ged.
> 
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