"David Guntner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In the list of packages, I couldn't help but notice that wuftpd is not > being made available. Does anyone know any particular reasons that that > package has been omitted? It's what I'm currently using, but I'd sure hate > to miss a security update because the rpm won't be showing up in the 9.0 > security updates normal locations on the FTP mirrors.
wu-ftpd has a looong history of bad security, so the mdk people has (wisely, IMNSHO) chosen to use proftpd. But wu-ftpd does seem to be in cooker, so...they may just have gotten rid of it on the release ISOs. > > I also noted at one point it announced that to allow upgrading, it was > going to remove several packages and asked if I really wanted to do that. > I said "no" at the time because I couldn't see any reason for removing > those packages. Anyone at Mandrake reading this list (or anyone else, for > that matter) know if I should have actally let it do so? If so, I suppose > I can always start it back up with "update packages" and this time let it > do that when it brings the message up. Any reason to *not* leave the > packages in place that a "update packages" wanted to remove? Any C++ package that you leave from your old install will not work. And you probably won't get the rest of the stuff upgraded because of that. Vox -- Pain is the gift of the gods, and I'm the one they chose as their messenger.... For info on safety in the BDSM lifestyle http://www.the-vox.com Think of the Linux community as a niche economy isolated by its beliefs. Kind of like the Amish, except that our religion requires us to use _higher_ technology than everyone else. -- Donald B. Marti Jr.
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