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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 11:57 AM
Subject: [expert] Upgrade or Update?
> Here is the situation:
>
>
> At work I created:
> Linux (RedHat 5.2) /w Kernel 2.2.12, Sendmail 8.9.3, Fetchmail 5.03, Bind
8.2.1 (I know, I know, there are exploits-I think this machine has been a
victim of a few), WU IMAP/POP3 4.6beta on a Cyrix M2 PR-266MHz beast/ ALi
chipset/ 64Megs of SDRAM, 4.3 Gig HD/ 3Com509B. This machine's only function
is to be an EMAIL Server/DNS Server, nothing more.
>
Not that I am any expert on this particular issue, but I have to assume
that, absent your security concerns, the machine works well. My approach
would be to back up the config and other important files and install the
better-secured versions one by one.
Unless, of course, you just want a breath of fresh little air in the
workplace.
Hoyt
