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Date:      Thu, 24 Jul 1997 08:36:53 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        "Richard Seaman, Jr." <lists@tar.com>
Cc:        "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Apache and Ports Policies in General
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970724083509.1278C-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <199707241425.JAA01523@ns.tar.com>

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On Thu, 24 Jul 1997, Richard Seaman, Jr. wrote:

> I'm wondering if there is a "ports-stable" collection somewhere?  
> Possibly I've missed it somehow?

Not that I know of.

> I notice that ports-current has just upgraded to Apache 1.3a1.  Here's
> what the Apache home page has to say about this release:
> ------
> Unless I've missed something, it seems to me we're giving users
> the choice of the obsolete 1.2b10, from which Apache developers
> recommend an upgrade for "stability and security reasons", and
> the alpha Apache 1.3a1.  But, no choice for the stable and
> recommended 1.2.1, or its predecessor 1.2.0.
> 
> I would think this is a mistake?

Probably.  You should contact the maintainer of the port and ask them to
port 1.2.1 instead of 1.3.  

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
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