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## Using ActiveUpdate with ScanMail

You can configure ScanMail to use the ActiveUpdate server as a source for manual and scheduled component updates. When it is time for the component update, ScanMail polls the ActiveUpdate server directly. ActiveUpdate determines if an update is available, and ScanMail downloads the updates if they are available.

| ##### Tip For a more efficient download in a multi-server environment, configure ScanMail to allow other servers to download updates from it. This makes ScanMail a virtual ActiveUpdate server for other servers in your environment that receive incremental updates.