diff -Nur -x '*.orig' -x '*.rej' smeserver-yum-1.2.0/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/crontab/check4updates mezzanine_patched_smeserver-yum-1.2.0/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/crontab/check4updates
--- smeserver-yum-1.2.0/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/crontab/check4updates	2008-01-11 11:27:57.000000000 -0700
+++ mezzanine_patched_smeserver-yum-1.2.0/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/crontab/check4updates	2008-01-11 11:27:30.000000000 -0700
@@ -2,15 +2,12 @@
     return "\n# yum check for updates is disabled\n" unless $yum{status} eq 'enabled';
 
     my $freq = $yum{check4updates} || 'daily';
-    my $min = int(rand(60));
-    my $hour = int(rand(5));
-    my $dow = substr(localtime,0,3);
 
     if ($freq eq 'weekly') {
-        return "\n$min $hour * * $dow root check4updates -m\n";
+        return "\n22 4 * * 0 root /sbin/e-smith/check4updates -m\n";
     } elsif ($freq eq 'monthly') {
-        return "\n$min $hour 15 * * root check4updates -m\n";
+        return "\n42 4 1 * * root /sbin/e-smith/check4updates -m\n";
     } else {
-        return "\n$min $hour * * * root check4updates -m\n"
+        return "\n02 4 * * * root /sbin/e-smith/check4updates -m\n"
     }
 }
diff -Nur -x '*.orig' -x '*.rej' smeserver-yum-1.2.0/root/sbin/e-smith/check4updates mezzanine_patched_smeserver-yum-1.2.0/root/sbin/e-smith/check4updates
--- smeserver-yum-1.2.0/root/sbin/e-smith/check4updates	1969-12-31 17:00:00.000000000 -0700
+++ mezzanine_patched_smeserver-yum-1.2.0/root/sbin/e-smith/check4updates	2008-01-11 11:24:47.000000000 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+mkdir -p /tmp/check4updates.$$
+TMPFILE=`mktemp /tmp/check4updates.$$/XXXXXXXXXX` || exit 1
+TMP1=`mktemp /tmp/check4updates.$$/XXXXXXXXXX` || exit 1
+
+MAILADDR=admin-yum
+
+yum -e 0 -d 0 check-update > $TMP1
+if [ $? = 100 ]; then
+  echo -e "===\n=== yum reports available updates:\n===" >> $TMPFILE
+  cat $TMP1 >> $TMPFILE
+fi
+
+if [ -s $TMPFILE ]; then
+  if [ "$1" = "-m" ]; then
+    mail $MAILADDR -s "Updates available for `hostname`" < $TMPFILE
+  else
+    echo "Updates available for `hostname`"
+    cat $TMPFILE
+  fi
+fi
+
+rm -f $TMPFILE $TMP1
+rm -fr /tmp/check4updates.*