Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 17:01:47 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Updating Sendmail Message-ID: <3B86DCDB.FBF5AD91@softweyr.com> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010824084523.048664e0@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010824090638.04896420@localhost>
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Brett Glass wrote:
>
> At 09:13 AM 8/24/2001, Wes Peters wrote:
>
> >I you have a machine with a current build on it, you should be able to
> >build from the sendmail directory, then install the binaries on all of
> >your machines.
>
> You're assuming that the machine has more than a current build.... It
> needs to have full sources. I rarely install full sources on any machine;
> too much code that will never be touched. Unless I'm specifically hacking
> on part of FreeBSD, it's binaries only.
Right. In your case, where you have a number of customers, you may find
it useful to keep one of your own machines up to date with either -STABLE
or the RELEASE_4_3 branch, so you can build up to date binaries. You
could then install these binaries in your client machines, using a network,
a USB Zip drive, or whatever transport presents itself.
This is essentially what is found in the binary update packages.
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"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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