current qmail-scanner port with clamav and f-prot fails on 4testvirus.org messages

Rick Updegrove dislists at updegrove.net
Tue Apr 13 14:57:02 PDT 2004


Hello,

The current qmail-scanner port with clamav and f-prot both scanning for
viruses fails on 4 of the testvirus.org messages.

#20, #21, #23, and #25
All get through and land in my inbox.

portupgrade -rva says I am all up to date.

A virus scanner that only stops *some* of the older viruses is um... 
silly?  Ok it is not really silly, but it hardly seems worth the effort 
to maintain a port that has to be manually patched etc.

I have contacted the qmail-scanner maintainer and this is
close to being resolved.  I am not sure what it will take to help this 
guy get his port released.
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=64274

By the time it is finally resolved and the port is released, we will 
likely all be faced with yet another series of M$ worms that the 
*latest* port version won't catch/block/stop.

I am not simply complaining, or just pointing this out.  I am offering
my assistance to maintain at least these three ports to keep them up to 
date.

I am considering abandoning the ports altogether and just going back to 
the source for these packages but I would much rather spend the effort 
making the ports available for everyone.

Please advise.

Rick



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