On supporting fast moving target packages (antispam, etc.)

[Mircea MITU]

On Wed, 2005-08-10 at 00:48 -0400, jorge o. castro wrote:
> At our local LUG meeting today a newish Ubuntu user asked me about how
> Ubuntu handles "fast moving" packages that need frequent updates,
> specifically for server side tools like windows AV software (for
> scanning samba shares), antispam software, etc. etc.
> 


Usually, such applications are using their own updating mechanisms.
BitDefender products, for example, are updating their virus databases
and scanning engines every 50-70 minutes, using a specialized update
daemon included in the product.

I don't think it's necessary for a distributor (Ubuntu or Debian or
RedHat) to spend resources in this direction when the software providers
can do it.

Cheers,
Mircea



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