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+0.95rc1

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+

+ClamAV 0.95rc1 introduces many bugfixes, improvements and additions. To make

+the transition easier, we put various tips and upgrade notes on this page:

+https://wiki.clamav.net/Main/UpgradeNotes095

+

+The following are the key features of this release:

+

+    - New clamav-milter: The program has been redesigned and rewritten from

+      scratch. The most notable difference is that the internal mode has been

+      dropped which means that now a working clamd companion is required.

+      The milter now also has its own configuration file.

+

+    - Clamd extensions: The protocol has been extended to lighten the load

+      that clamd puts on the system, solve limitations of the old protocol,

+      and reduce latency when signature updates are received. Fore more

+      information about the new extensions please see the official

+      documentation and the upgrade notes.

+

+    - Improved API: The API used to program ClamAV's engine (libclamav) has

+      been redesigned to use modern object-oriented techniques and solves

+      various API/ABI compatibility issues between old and new releases.

+      You can find more information in Section 6 of clamdoc.pdf and in

+      the upgrade notes.

+

+    - ClamdTOP: This is a new program that allows system administrators to

+      monitor clamd. It provides information about the items in the clamd's

+      queue, clamd's memory usage, and the version of the signature database,

+      all in real-time and in nice curses-based interface.

+

+    - Memory Pool Allocator: Libclamav now includes its own memory pool

+      allocator based on memory mapping. This new solution replaces the

+      traditional malloc/free system for the copy of the signatures that

+      is kept in memory. As a result, clamd requires much less memory,

+      particularly when signature updates are received and the database is

+      loaded into memory.

+

+    - Unified Option Parser: Prior to version 0.95 each program in ClamAV's

+      suite of programs had its own set of runtime options. The new general

+      parser brings consistency of use and validation to these options across

+      the suite. Some command line switches of clamscan have been renamed

+      (the old ones will still be accepted but will have no effect and will

+      result in warnings), please see clamscan(1) and clamscan --help for

+      the details.

+

+--

+The ClamAV team (http://www.clamav.net/team)

+

+

 0.94.2

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