From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 7 00:24:59 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E97D4106564A for ; Sat, 7 Apr 2012 00:24:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from DStaal@usa.net) Received: from mail.magehandbook.com (173-8-4-45-WashingtonDC.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [173.8.4.45]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA1C98FC08 for ; Sat, 7 Apr 2012 00:24:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.50] (Mac-Pro.magehandbook.com [192.168.1.50]) by mail.magehandbook.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3VPdfv1gNKzhC for ; Fri, 6 Apr 2012 20:18:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:18:46 -0400 From: Daniel Staal To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <6A3E745183AB13568985C45C@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.8 (Mac OS X) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Subject: Re: how often to update ports? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2012 00:25:00 -0000 --As of March 30, 2012 4:31:49 PM -0400, Aleksandr Miroslav is alleged to have said: > So I'm curious, how often do you keep your ports update, and what are > the reasons for doing so? --As for the rest, it is mine. I do my home server on a monthly schedule, unless I see something come up in portaudit. I find it easier to keep roughly up to date, and that's a convient timeframe. It's also how often I go on call at work, so I have a reminder. ;) Daniel T. Staal --------------------------------------------------------------- This email copyright the author. Unless otherwise noted, you are expressly allowed to retransmit, quote, or otherwise use the contents for non-commercial purposes. This copyright will expire 5 years after the author's death, or in 30 years, whichever is longer, unless such a period is in excess of local copyright law. ---------------------------------------------------------------