windows update cache

Fri Sep 28 18:45:59 UTC 2007

> Windows Software Update Services doesn't require the end-user to be
> part of a domain to get updates. You just need to define the WSUS server
as
> the source for updates by changing a few registry entries and make
> sure the server is available via HTTP or HTTPS to your customers. You
can
> read more at Microsoft's site.

Even though you can make it work, I believe you will be running afoul of
the WSUS Lic. agreement if it's not a corporate LAN/Domain.  I don't have
the text of it in front of me, but I remember this issue coming up on
<nntp://microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services>

Since automating clients to use wsus requires either a registry or
local/group policy change on the clients, you would have to find some way
of manipulating this facet as well.

I would say the best course is to contact the wsus/mu team via the above
mentioned newsgroup and see if they'll become more cache friendly with a
future version of wsus.  The squid trick seems ideal if only you could be
assured of having the latest files.

~JasonG

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