i've tested 5.42 on my test-machine and the below named problems
are solved (also the cpu-load problem has been solved).

so far i can only advise everyone still running 5.40 to go to 5.42.

thanks
-ulrich-

Nathan Brindle wrote:
> At 09:43 AM 4/21/2004 +0200, Ulrich Giese wrote:
>
>> in principle you are right, this isn't a big problem, however it looks
>> on the the report-page a bit nasty and i'm sure, i'm getting questions
>> which i like to avoid.
>
>
> Well, but I've given you the answer to that one :)
>
>> on the other hand, scanning this file takes an enormous amount of time
>> where the machine is so (cpu-)busy that all other tasks are delayed.
>
>
> Yes.  I imagine that's why the FPROT engine is designed to abort scans that
> take an inordinate amount of time.