> Also, the new AV software we're rolling out is configured to look for 
> updates once per hour. Seriously. Once per hour. I don't know about Trend, 
> but Symantec only release updates weekly. Daily if there's a serious 
> outbreak. Hourly update checks?? Are you mental?!

I think ours (Sophos) is configured for once-per-hour too.  Why not?  I 
suspect only a very small amount of badnwidth is used up to check if an 
update is available, but the benefits could be huge if a serious virus gets 
into your network somehow.

> Similarly, I just spoke to a user who got 137 emails this weekend telling 
> her that she has exceeded her mailbox allocation. OK, so we want people to 
> keep their mailbox size down. But 137 emails? Anyway, I emailled the 
> server admin, and he changed the notification frequency from 1 hour to 4 
> hours.

On the odd occasion that I email (or at least cc) a senior manager in our 
company, there's probably a 50-75% chance that you'll get a message back 
saying their mail-box is full.  Great way to run a company...

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