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On Wednesday 12 May 2004 17:35, Omar M. Nafees wrote:

> What is the most automated way to keep the FreeBSD base up-to-date? I know
> that the binary upgrade option in sysinstall can be used to upgrade the
> base to the latest release... but does this take into account new Security
> Advisories?

I think what you're looking for is security/freebsd-update.

> Any pointers to appropriate documentation would be helpful as well.

See http://www.daemonology.net/freebsd-update/

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