Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Message-ID: <020301c01539$87627630$21688ad1@intel9txl52pzr> From: "Tim Prince" To: "David Starks-Browning" , References: <763-Tue22Aug2000210821+0100-starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk> Subject: Re: Cygwin .tar.gz files and anti-virus software Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 16:57:02 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6700 McAfee has not prevented me from running cygwin setup under W98, but NAV has prevented it under W95C, while NAV5 doesn't interfere under W2K. Intel's antivirus software doesn't get along with their own software delivery formats under W2K; I didn't think it worth the effort to try .gz. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Starks-Browning" To: Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 1:08 PM Subject: Cygwin .tar.gz files and anti-virus software > Greetings Cygwin devotees, > > It is known that Network Associates (formerly McAfee) anti-virus > software can "hang" or otherwise behave poorly when dealing with > Cygwin .tar.gz files. > > Has anyone experienced this problem with other anti-virus software? > > (You needn't tell me that you use such-an-such and don't have a > problem. Or to confirm that you've had problems with McAfee. Just > report problems with other anti-virus scanners.) > > Thanks very much. > > Regards, > David > (Cygwin FAQ maintainer) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > David Starks-Browning | starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk > EMBL Outstation -- | > The European Bioinformatics Institute | > Wellcome Trust Genome Campus | tel: +44 (1223) 494 616 > Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD, UK | fax: +44 (1223) 494 468 > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- > Want to unsubscribe from this list? > Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com > -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com