[WEB4LIB] Detecting upgrades from a web browser

[Avi Rappoport]

Try <http://www.bigfix.com> -- a friend of mine works there and 
apparently that's exactly what the system does.  Mac version coming 
soon ;-)

Avi

At 5:25 AM -0700 10/9/2000, Ted Baldwin wrote:
>I am asking this question for a friend currently creating software in the
>health care industry for processing insurance claims.  I figured this
>type of question could be pertinent to libraries & info centers, so I hope
>I explain this question clearly. He is interested in pushing / providing 
>software and software upgrades to end-users through a web browser.  For
>the upgrades, he would like built-in functionality that would
>automatically detect and prompt the user if there is an upgrade to the
>software available.  This would occurwhen the user logs onto their
>website.  I thought this could be performed using some sort of script to
>detect the last file downloaded by the user, but there could be other
>methods more effective.  He didn't know how other people were doing it,
>and wanted some ideas.  If there is any interest, I can summarize for the
>list.  TIA for your help and let me know if you need any clarification. 
>
>- Ted
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