From oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Thu Aug 18 14:49:44 2005 Return-Path: Received: from air891.startdedicated.com (root@localhost) by orafaq.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j7IJnib3024852 for ; Thu, 18 Aug 2005 14:49:44 -0500 X-ClientAddr: 206.53.239.180 Received: from turing.freelists.org (freelists-180.iquest.net [206.53.239.180]) by air891.startdedicated.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j7IJnbIP024837 for ; Thu, 18 Aug 2005 14:49:38 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 6CC521DFB52; Thu, 18 Aug 2005 14:49:27 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 17038-08; Thu, 18 Aug 2005 14:49:27 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id B7A251DF264; Thu, 18 Aug 2005 14:49:26 -0500 (EST) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C5A42D.AD4E635C" Subject: RE: Experience with Virus Scan software of database servers Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 15:47:33 -0400 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Experience with Virus Scan software of database servers Thread-Index: AcWkK3VMr9FaClcoQXSHELl1jZCZ/wAAEkvAAABnRTA= From: "Mercadante, Thomas F (LABOR)" To: , X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 Aug 2005 19:47:34.0543 (UTC) FILETIME=[ADBFA9F0:01C5A42D] X-archive-position: 24181 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-To: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: Thomas.Mercadante@labor.state.ny.us Precedence: normal Reply-To: Thomas.Mercadante@labor.state.ny.us X-list: oracle-l X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p9 (Debian) at avenirtech.net X-mailscan-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-mailscan-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on air891.startdedicated.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,HTML_60_70, HTML_FONTCOLOR_UNKNOWN,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.63 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C5A42D.AD4E635C Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ron, =20 Yeah. Turn them off. =20 Easy enough said but impossible to get server managers to do. I've been round this road. Tell them that *nobody* uses the db server to do web searches or email, that it is buried so deep behind the firewalls that it can't even be seen from the outside. =20 The problem is that the folks who "can" touch the box could download a virus. And then you are screwed. =20 Can't win the argument. Good Luck. =20 Tom =20 ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Smith, Ron L. Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 3:38 PM To: oracle-l@freelists.org Subject: Experience with Virus Scan software of database servers =20 Has anyone had any experience with Virus Scan software on database servers? =20 We found that after a recent update the virus scan was dominating the server and slowing everything down. =20 Ron =20 Important Notice!! If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail message, any use, distribution or copying of the message is prohibited. Please let me know immediately by return e-mail if you have received this message by mistake, then delete the e-mail message. Thank you. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C5A42D.AD4E635C Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Ron,

 

Yeah.  Turn them = off.

 

Easy enough said but impossible to = get server managers to do.  I’ve been round this road.  Tell = them that *nobody* uses the db server to do = web searches or email, that it is buried so deep behind the firewalls that it = can’t even be seen from the outside.

 

The problem is that the folks who = “can” touch the box could download a virus.  And then you are = screwed.

 

Can’t win the argument.  = Good Luck.

 

Tom

 

From: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org] = On Behalf Of Smith, Ron L.
Sent: Thursday, August = 18, 2005 3:38 PM
To: = oracle-l@freelists.org
Subject: Experience with = Virus Scan software of database servers

 

Has anyone had any experience with = Virus Scan software on database = servers?  

We found that after a recent update = the virus scan was dominating the server and slowing everything = down.

 

Ron  



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