> Ok, this is a bit of a premature announcement, but since it came up... > > My team is working on an open source alternative to SUS. That is, an > open source client/server package that will automatically download > Windows updates from Microsoft and allow clients to pull those updates > from the server.
If these are the only requirements then it seems squid does a VERY good job of this already. If you need to FILTER the hotfixes / updates then squid may or may not work in your situation. I have never downloaded a ms update twice, its cached locally after the 1st workstation downloads it, even months later another workstation just pulls that same update from the squid cache. In my case it's a squid transparent cache so the client isn't even aware that it is using squid.... > > I should note that this effort shares certain philosophical points with > Unattended and I believe it will complement Unattended very well. > However, it is not being created as a plugin or extension to Unattended. > Specifically, we are looking for a controlled and open-source solution > to distribute critical updates to our Win boxes without using IIS (which > is required by SUS) or, in general, a Win server to host those updates. > And so we need something that will work beyond install-time for Windows. > It will be very possible to couple this or perhaps include it in > Unattended (that's not a request, just a musing), but it is being > created as a stand-alone project. Will you be attempting to use the MS Windows Update v4 (5?) ActiveX Control or will you have your own solution to pick/install updates on the client side? Something that could be used transparently to filter the updates would be $ > > There are already some other free (as in beer) alternatives to SUS > available but I haven't found one yet that suits our needs. If anyone > has any solutions or works-in-progress you think we should take into > account, I welcome the feedback. Also, I don't intend for this project > to derail or replace any ongoing efforts to potentially improve Windows > update mechanisms with Unattended, I just thought it was relevant enough > that I should mention it. > > You can expect an alpha announcement within a month. > > Thanks, > Matt Disney > IT Administrator > Electrical and Computer Engineering > University of Tennessee ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com _______________________________________________ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
