* Marc Haber: > On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 08:06:48PM +0100, Florian Weimer wrote: >> * Geoff Crompton: >> > I'm also wondering if security.debian.org has enough resources for every >> > single debian box on the planet checking it every X minutes. >> >> You can use the DSA posting as a trigger. > > Usually, cron-apt has already noticed that there is an update > available before the DSA posting comes in.
This is by design; the DSA is delayed until the archive has been updated properly (which means that it has arrived at all mirrors). > How would you implement the automatism to trigger the update on the > incoming e-mail? I typically use an Exim .forward file which invokes a special script using "pipe". The script creates a file, and a cron job which runs periodically checks for the existence of that file and performs the desired action when it exists. This means that DSA sent in quick succession only trigger the action once. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]