[clamav-users] clamav DOA

[Cody Allen]

thats why i came here, i was out of ideas, but these kind of response dont benefit anybody, yes the links are appreciated but not the responses.


> On Nov 18, 2021, at 8:56 AM, fxkl47BF--- via clamav-users <clamav-users at lists.clamav.net> wrote:
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> On Thu, 18 Nov 2021, Cody Allen wrote:
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>> fair enough, i really dont need the lecture, i happen to manage more than just 1 application. yes i may sound like im grumbling. these kind of responses are exactly why i dont post questions. as far as your opinion keep it to yourself, its unproductive and benfits nothing.
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> thanks cody
> it benefits those of us who read these messages to learn
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>>> On Nov 18, 2021, at 8:26 AM, G.W. Haywood via clamav-users <clamav-users at lists.clamav.net> wrote:
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>>> Hi there,
>>> 
>>> On Thu, 18 Nov 2021, Cody Allen wrote:
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>>>>>> ... frustrated, have spent days with a broken clamav nothing seems
>>>>>> to work to download the db. ...
>>> 
>>> You could at least have subscribed to the announcements list.  This is
>>> from two months ago and is especially relevant to you:
>>> 
>>> https://blog.clamav.net/2021/09/changes-to-clamav-end-of-life-policy.html
>>> 
>>> See also
>>> 
>>> https://blog.clamav.net/2020/07/freshclam-cdiffs-effect-on-bandwidth.html
>>> https://blog.clamav.net/2021/04/clamav-01032-security-patch-release.html
>>> https://blog.clamav.net/2021/11/clamav-01034-and-01041-patch-releases.html
>>> 
>>> If you'd read these you'd have been warned well in advance and there'd
>>> have been no need to grumble on this list that something which you get
>>> for free (and which is apparently rather important to you) has stopped
>>> working because you didn't bother to maintain it properly.
>>> 
>>>> its frustrating that we're blaming network connectivity instead of
>>>> that its too old ...
>>> 
>>> Your interpretation of
>>> 
>>>>>> WARNING: Your ClamAV installation is OUTDATED!
>>>>>> WARNING: Local version: 0.101.2 Recommended version: 0.103.4
>>>>>> DON'T PANIC! Read https://www.clamav.net/documents/upgrading-clamav
>>> 
>>> differs from mine.
>>> 
>>> Please also look at
>>> 
>>> https://www.debian.org/News/2020/20200709
>>> 
>>> which tells you that long-term support for Debian 8 (Jessie) ended
>>> more than a year ago.  There is little excuse for running Debian 8
>>> sixteen months after its end of life.  If you absolutely must run it,
>>> then at least have the good grace to understand the implications and
>>> for heaven's sake take this stuff seriously.  If you don't, you're a
>>> problem for the rest of us just waiting to happen.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> Ged.
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