Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 01:37:59 -0700 From: Greg Lewis <glewis@eyesbeyond.com> To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net> Cc: Greg Lewis <glewis@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/security/clamav Makefile pkg-plist ports/security/clamav/files clamav-freshclam.sh Message-ID: <20040211083759.GB9651@misty.eyesbeyond.com> In-Reply-To: <20040211075911.GB29980@starjuice.net> References: <200402030646.i136kLkp009910@repoman.freebsd.org> <20040211075911.GB29980@starjuice.net>
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On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 09:59:11AM +0200, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > On (2004/02/02 22:46), Greg Lewis wrote: > > > FreeBSD ports repository > > > > Modified files: > > security/clamav Makefile pkg-plist > > Added files: > > security/clamav/files clamav-freshclam.sh > > Log: > > 1. Add a freshclam rc.d script to start freshclam so the AV database is > > updated periodically. Loosely based on the script in the PR. > > What is the advantage of using an rc.d script over using cron? I think > cron is a superior solution for freshclam; if your run freshclam from > rc.d and it dies without yoru noticing, you're _screwed_. Well, whether you run freshclam in daemon mode or whether you run it from cron is still up to you :). This doesn't force people to use freshclam in daemon mode, it just provides them with a standard method of doing so if they choose to (as the PR submitter did). Its a tool, not a policy :). -- Greg Lewis Email : glewis@eyesbeyond.com Eyes Beyond Web : http://www.eyesbeyond.com Information Technology FreeBSD : glewis@FreeBSD.org
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