Notification of new package available in Software Update service

Hi all,
I'm (happily) using the Software Update service of OS X Server. I set it in 'manual' so as to be able to select which packages to download and offer to clients.
I wondered if there are means to be notified (notification or RSS or anything) of the availability of new packages, and therefore the need for me to check them.
Any idea ?
I tried digging and diffing the catalogs, but I guess there should be an easier way!
Thanks
Regards,
Benoît

I reply to my own question, should this be useful for anyone else:
http://rss.support.apple.com/?channel=DOWNLOADS

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