auto updating sophos IDEs

[Jason Balicki]

>i know some people on here use sophos and i was wundering how you keep it
uptodate? i have it
>installed on mylinux box but right now i have to download the IDEs my self
from there site. i read >the docs to find a auto update command for sophos
but no joy.!

>i found one here
http://lists.q-linux.com/pipermail/plug/2001-August/008104.html
>but does any one have a better one?

Robert,

If you're using Sophos with MailScanner, MailScanner will automaticaly
update the IDE files for you.  You can invoke this manually by running:
[MailScannerRoot]/bin/update_virus_scanners

If you're not using MailScanner (for whatever reason) you can now
use Enterprise Manager Library to automaticaly download any version
of Sophos to a central installation directory (CID).  The EM Library
requires a Win2K or better client to function.

You can also use the exellent utility "MajorSophos.sh" to download
the Linux version.  It's available at:

http://www.tippingmar.com/majorsophos/

HTH,

--J(K)