Box is in DMZ behind a pretty tight firewall, so not really touching the
'net.

The box can't even get out to the net (http or FTP) to do an apt-get update,
which is another reason it doesn't get dist-upgraded.

GC

On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 4:15 PM, Craig Falconer <[email protected]>wrote:

> Glenn Cogle wrote, On 02/03/10 16:10:
>
>  Although the hardware is meaty enough (xeon 3.6GHz, 3GbRAM) , upgrading
>> the OS + software isn't really an option because
>>
>> 1. the box is owned by CompanyA, and used by CompanyB.  I work for
>> CompanyC.
>> 2. I lack the testicular fortitude to dist-upgrade for fear of breaking
>> who-knows-what
>>
>
> Please tell me this box is not facing the internet.
>
> You're just asking for a security compromise running a distro that old.
>
>
> --
> Craig Falconer
>
>

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