cygwin/x symantec antivirus conflict (fixed in snapshot?)
Jack Tanner
ihok@hotmail.com
Tue Oct 12 21:30:00 GMT 2004
Christopher Faylor wrote:
> For those who haven't been following along at home, it looks like a
> change I just made to select() may solve the dreaded "slows down to a
> crawl with Symantec AntiVirus" problem.
>
> This may also improve the performance of things that use sockets
> slightly.
>
> So, I'd appreciate reports on the latest snapshot. Does it fix any
> problems? Cause any problems? No change?
Wow! Using the 2004-10-10 snapshot, I'm experiencing an ubelievable
speed improvement. The typing delay as well as the remote X apps drawing
delays are gone.
In addition, I confirm that openssh with X forwarding and Cygwin/X are
both functioning as they should.
cgf and Philip, thank you immensely.
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