[newbie] RPM major numbers <- 3 problem

[Fireman71]

When trying to upgrade some packages with "rpm -U packnamehere" I got the following 
error message....

only packages with major numbers <= 3 are supported by this version of RPM

This has happened on several upgrades I have tried before but now its become a problem 
due to it happening on a package that I need to upgrade.

Anyone have any ideas on how to get around this problem or fix it?

Ian K. Harrell
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