FW: IMPORTANT - Termination of this subscription - REMINDER
Julian Field
MailScanner at ecs.soton.ac.uk
Thu Jan 10 22:52:45 GMT 2008
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In particular, for Sophos for Linux users,
http://sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/17591.html
Basically, it just says stick to version 4 or upgrade to version 6.
Version 5 is going away.
Daniel Straka wrote:
> 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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