Local Software Update service for Office 2004?

[Phillip Remaker]

Is it possible to run a local software update server for Microsoft
Office on my LAN?

With my Xserves, I am using Software Update Service for Apple updates,
but can't figure out if there is a way to run a local software update
service without using my Internet connection.

I can get it from the central servers fine, but was wondering if I
could run a local server to manage the Office Updates and monitor the
update levels per station.

 

[William Smith]

Is it possible to run a local software update server for Microsoft
Office on my LAN?

With my Xserves, I am using Software Update Service for Apple updates,
but can't figure out if there is a way to run a local software update
service without using my Internet connection.

I can get it from the central servers fine, but was wondering if I
could run a local server to manage the Office Updates and monitor the
update levels per station.

Hi Phillip!

Not officially.

I do see in this file
"/Applications/Microsoft\ AutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft\ AU\
Daemon.app/Contents/Resources/Defaults.strings" this server address
"http://www.microsoft.com/mac/autoupdate/". If I attempt to go to this
address I am unable to read the contents of this location. You might try
experimenting by inserting your own local server address and placing the
stand-alone updater in that location. No idea if this will work.

Hope this helps and good luck! bill

 

[Phillip Remaker]

Thanks for the reply. I do run a WSUS server as well; I wonder if the
Mac AU backend is the same as the PC AU backend?

Nobody has reverse engineered this? Surprising. Between WSUS and
SUS, I'd think Microsoft would arrange a way for updates to some
through.