Re: [cobalt-users] Solving Cobalt Problems

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A few weeks ago Dan Kriwitsky wrote:

> Perhaps a Perl/Cron function that does a WGET or some other remote method to
> check for the existence of a file on the Cobalt FTP server could trigger an
> email to the admin informing them of available updates.

A wonderful idea, Dan.  I don't trust such programs to automatically
install updates on any of the platforms (and for any of the software) I
run.  But too let me know it's available... a wonderful idea.  We
already implement this on our Mailtraq software for NT and W2K; whenever
a new build is posted to the build directory, the server sends an email
to the admin, letting her/him know it's available, and what it updates.

(Of course it has to be well-written; Red Hat 7 has become infamous
because it's automatic update program, when installed, crashes every new
Red Hat 7 system a week after installation <wry grin>.)

Jeff
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