And lo on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:43:47 -0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did  
spake, saying:

> 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?!

Except you may not know when it gets released. A new virus is found, the  
AV boys crank out an update at 13:00; but you don't get it until 23:00  
'cos that's when you've set your system to check for updates. You're  
vulnerable for 4 hours

> 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.

Dear Customer,



administration charge for this warning...

Dear Customer,


charges...

-- 
Phil Cook

--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
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