Hi, On Sun, May 22, 2005 at 07:32:07PM -0400, Stephen Gran wrote: > In the more general sense, I feel a little like you're trying to squeeze > freshclam into a more general purpose than it was really designed to be.
Wasn't it designed to download clamav databases? > You can achieve all of the things freshclam does with host/dig, wget and > sigtool, none of which need any priviledges, or access to a config file, > and have the side efect of doing the one thing they do very well. That would, however, mean re-inventing the wheel and having to track upstream changes to database distribution policy. And it would break when upstream decides to change its mechanisms. clamav-freshclam is a documented API to obtaining current databases. > This > would effectively meet the needs you've outlined here, and in #236829 and > #234926. 234926 could be confusing in the normal usage scenario. I somewhat agree with your judgment on #236839. > I am not trying to change your mind, you understand, just > pointing out that these 'bugs' are more problems of trying to general- > purpose a very single purpose tool. Is it really bad to do minor changes to a tool to make it more general while it can still fulfil its single purpose? > > In my opinion, freshclam.conf should be world readable by default, > > with the documented option for people who use proxy authentication > > that the permissions on freshclam.conf need to be tightened _then_. > > But I think that having the permissions on freshclam.conf _that_ tight > > is way over the top. > > > > Please reconsider. > > I may, but I have to think of a reasonable way to handle this. Will > get back to you on this. Take care, In the mean time, I am pondering to deliver a suid clamav wrapper for freshclam with clamav-getfiles. It is at least a bad bug that freshclam doesn't detect the ENOPERM, but instead complains about an unconfigured database mirror. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
