FW: IMPORTANT - Termination of this subscription - REMINDER

Thu Jan 10 21:45:58 GMT 2008

All, 

I emailed Sophos support regarding termination of subscription notice Martin sent us all and the 4.x version of SAV for Linux that I run. So if any of the rest of you are running this version like I am, and your stress level spiked after reading about it because your projects calendar is already booked for the next 9 months like mine, looks like you can breathe a sigh of relief.

THIS IS WHAT I SENT TO SOPHOS SUPPORT...

I run Sophos in conjunction with MailScanner for email viruses. I've been happily using "Installer for Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux, versions 4.x (on-demand scanning only)"
Platform: Linux on Intel using libc6 (glibc2.2)
Current version: 4.25.0
This automatically updates the IDE files periodically. 

Is Sophos (heard a rumor) going to drop support for this product and break my installation ?
If so, what does Sophos recommended to do?

Thanks...Dan

AND THIS IS WHAT THEY SENT BACK...

Hello Dan,
The product in question is not slated for retirement any time soon. You can check this information at the following web page: http://sophos.com/support/timeline.html 

Regards, 

Chris Chaves 
Sophos Technical Support 

>>> On 1/10/2008 at 10:10 AM, in message
<13a5ecb3e531aa4f8d7e083e31483235 at solidstatelogic.com>, "Martin.Hepworth"
<martinh at solidstatelogic.com> wrote:
> Looks like it - you need the emconsole (windows) running somewhere to handle 
> the updates by the looks of it.
> 
> Fortunately I just started putting in windows/AD etc here today so I've now 
> got something to put in on ;-)
> 
> --
> Martin Hepworth
> Snr Systems Administrator
> Solid State Logic
> Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-
>> bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Daniel Straka
>> Sent: 10 January 2008 16:58
>> To: MailScanner discussion
>> Subject: Re: FW: IMPORTANT - Termination of this subscription - REMINDER
>>
>> Fellow MailScanner'ers
>>
>> I'm running MailScanner with the following Sophos:
>> Installer for Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux, versions 4.x (on-demand
>> scanning only)
>> Platform: Linux on Intel using libc6 (glibc2.2)
>> Current version: 4.25.0
>>
>> This automatically updates the IDE files periodically. Can anyone tell me
>> if my installation will be broken by the changes Sophos is planning to
>> make?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> --
>>
>> Dan Straka
>> Systems Coordinator
>> Casper College
>> 307.268.2399
>> www.caspercollege.edu 
>>
>>
>> >>> On 1/9/2008 at 1:34 AM, in message
>> <99874cd41efba942bd396246f31676c1 at solidstatelogic.com>, "Martin.Hepworth"
>> <martinh at solidstatelogic.com> wrote:
>> > Guys
>> > (well Jules prob ;-)
>> >
>> > Sophos are changing the way updates happen. I guess changes needed at MS
>> end
>> > somehow????
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Martin Hepworth
>> > Snr Systems Administrator
>> > Solid State Logic
>> > Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Sophos Alert System [mailto:notification-return at lists.sophos.com] 
>> >> Sent: 07 January 2008 11:43
>> >> To: notification at lists.sophos.com 
>> >> Subject: IMPORTANT - Termination of this subscription - REMINDER
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Dear Subscriber,
>> >>
>> >> The number of new malware samples seen on a daily basis by SophosLabs
>> >> continues to grow exponentially.  Following a review of the use of
>> >> this Sophos Alert System mailing list and the updating mechanisms used
>> >> by our customers, Sophos will be making several changes to the mailing
>> >> lists and downloads available to customers over the next few months.
>> >> As a result of these changes Sophos will be able to increase the
>> >> number of virus updates released every day substantially, thereby
>> >> providing even faster and better protection against malware.
>> >>
>> >> The changes are as follows:
>> >>
>> >> - Individual IDE files will not be available for download from
>> >> www.sophos.com from March 2008.
>> >>
>> >> Customers are encouraged to use one of the automated update mechanisms
>> >> available from Sophos to receive their updates (see
>> >>
>> >> www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/12663.html for further
>> >> information).  Alternatively users can download the ides.zip file from
>> >> www.sophos.com.  This zip archive contains all the ide updates
>> >> released since the last monthly engine update.  Other zip archives are
>> >> available for customers using older engines although users are
>> >> encouraged to stay up to date and should not use an engine more than 3
>> >> months old.
>> >>
>> >> - Three new subscription lists have been created to provide more
>> >> targeted satisfaction of customer needs.
>> >>
>> >> Further information on these services and how to subscribe is below.
>> >>
>> >> - The format of emails from the existing alert service, Sophos Alert
>> >> System, will change in January 2008 in line with the new alert
>> >> service, Sophos Update Alert.
>> >>
>> >> - The existing alert service, Sophos Alert System, will then cease to
>> >> send update alerts from March 2008.
>> >>
>> >> Subscribers are encouraged to sign up to one of the three new mailing
>> >> lists above should they wish to continue to receive this information.
>> >>
>> >> On subscribing to one or more of the above mailing lists, you will
>> >> automatically be removed from the current update alert service.
>> >>
>> >> The new email services are:
>> >>
>> >> Sophos Update Alert
>> >> -------------------
>> >> Subscription to this service will continue to provide an alert
>> >> following the release of a new virus update.  As the number of virus
>> >> updates increases, so will the number of update alerts received
>> >> increase. This new alert email will not contain information about
>> >> the update itself, only announcing that an update has taken place.
>> >>
>> >> To subscribe to this service please send an email to:
>> >> updatealert-subscribe at lists.sophos.com 
>> >>
>> >> Sophos Daily Update Digest
>> >> --------------------------
>> >> This email is for those customers wanting  basic information about
>> >> recent identity updates. Initially this subscription will simply
>> >> provide a link to www.sophos.com/downloads/ide.
>> >> From March, this email will provide subscribers with a daily digest
>> >> about the updates released in the previous 24 hours.  This
>> >> information can also be viewed by subscribing to our RSS feeds
>> >> (www.sophos.com/feeds).
>> >>
>> >> To subscribe to this service please send an email to:
>> >> updatedigest-subscribe at lists.sophos.com 
>> >>
>> >> Sophos Protection News
>> >> ----------------------
>> >> This newsletter will be a regular review of the updates released over
>> >> the previous month, providing some statistics and analysis of these
>> >> releases.  This information will also be found on the SophosLabs blog
>> >> which provides an easy way of keeping abreast of the very latest
>> >> information about malware seen by our global network of analysts.
>> >> This mailing list will also be used by SophosLabs to send out any
>> >> urgent notifications about malware outbreaks where significant action
>> >> should be taken.
>> >>
>> >> To subscribe to this service please send an email to:
>> >> protection-subscribe at lists.sophos.com 
>> >>
>> >> Should you have any questions about these changes, please contact your
>> >> technical support representative.
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >>
>> >> Sophos
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ----
>> >> To unsubscribe, email: notification-unsubscribe at lists.sophos.com 
>> >> For additional commands, email: notification-faq at lists.sophos.com 
>> >
>> >
>> >
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