[clamav-users] Permanently banned from clamav

G.W. Haywood clamav at jubileegroup.co.uk
Sun Jul 3 07:07:18 UTC 2022


Hi Grant,

On Sat, 2 Jul 2022, Grant Taylor via clamav-users wrote:

> ... the questions are somewhat academic ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_many_angels_can_dance_on_the_head_of_a_pin%3F

:)

> I assume you are saying that "regularly" specifies what the cadence is.

No.  My "Yes, it does." was in agreement with your "implies a cadence" but
I can see how it might be open to misinterpretation, for which I apologize.

It was not my intention to make such a meal of this.

> But I feel like the comments, especially the lack of definition of the 
> /cadence/ of regularly fails to account for someone using a web browser to 
> download files once every three years.

Perhaps, but I think it accounts for millions of people all doing the
same thing, so now, it isn't allowed at all:

https://lists.clamav.net/pipermail/clamav-users/2021-March/010685.html

> I would find it suspicious if someone were to say that downloading 185 MB 
> once every three years is abuse of a system.

I don't think anyone said that.

-- 

73,
Ged.


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