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From: Robert Fitzpatrick <robert@webtent.org>
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Is it possible to upgrade a FreeBSD 7.1 server, perhaps a step up 
process to 8.4 first? We have a virtual server that we prefer not to 
reinstall all packages.

Thanks, Robert