My software stopped updating during the past week or so.
Here is pertinent information:
Version:
/var/log:
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Jan 5 13:16:36 dr-draggomans-macbook-pro.local SUL Thread[625]: Error: Cannot create stream dci.sophosupd.com/.../07bdc6a71c0bbe9396664ffa8f937f21.dat
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Jan 5 13:16:38 dr-draggomans-macbook-pro.local SUL Thread[625]: Not retrying due to reaching maximum retries(3 in 1.000000 s)
Sophos log:
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com.sophos.autoupdate: Download completed at 08:13:35 28 December 2016
com.sophos.autoupdate: Software is up-to-date at 08:13:51 28 December 2016
com.sophos.autoupdate: Info: Checked primary server at 08:13 on 28 December 2015
com.sophos.autoupdate: Sophos Anti-Virus is up to date
com.sophos.autoupdate:
com.sophos.autoupdate: Error: Failed to download packages at 13:07:13 04 January 2016
com.sophos.autoupdate: Error: Could not contact primary server at 13:07 on 04 January 2016
com.sophos.autoupdate: URL is invalid
com.sophos.autoupdate:
com.sophos.autoupdate: Proceed with manually triggered update from Sophos at 12:58:23 05 January 2016
com.sophos.autoupdate: Download completed at 12:59:46 05 January 2016
com.sophos.autoupdate: Update started at 13:00:29 05 January 2016
com.sophos.autoupdate: Error: Could not update Sophos Anti-Virus at 13:02 on 05 January 2016
com.sophos.autoupdate: Update failed
com.sophos.autoupdate:
com.sophos.autoupdate: Proceed with manually triggered update from Sophos at 13:16:35 05 January 2016
com.sophos.autoupdate: Sophos AutoUpdate
com.sophos.autoupdate: Version 9.4.1
com.sophos.autoupdate: Copyright © 1989-2013 Sophos Ltd. All rights reserved.
I have successfully resolved 'dci.sophosupd.com' locally:
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dr-draggomans-macbook-pro:~ drdraggoman$ host -t a dci.sophosupd.com
dci.sophosupd.com is an alias for dci.sophosupd.com.cn.lldns.net.
dci.sophosupd.com.cn.lldns.net is an alias for sophos-1.hs.llnwd.net.
sophos-1.hs.llnwd.net has address 69.28.184.47
dr-draggomans-macbook-pro:~ drdraggoman$ ping 69.28.184.47
PING 69.28.184.47 (69.28.184.47): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 69.28.184.47: icmp_seq=0 ttl=59 time=38.950 ms
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