On Mon, Dec 17, 2001 at 04:46:38PM -0600, Clint_L_Hegney at gelco.com wrote:
> When is the next meeting?
> 
> When is the next Installfest?
> 
> How would one update RPM's for security when all they have is a slow
> dial-up connection??  I would love to get all the latest updates of the
> packages I have installed on my system so I don't have any security holes,
> but it would take for ever over a modem connection.  Is there a place I
> could take my computer and
> hook it up to a highspeed connection and do this?  The Installfest would be
> an obvious place, but I missed the one in Dec. and it looks like we only
> have them every 4-5 months.  Any ideas?
> 
Just find a local rsync server with your favorite dist and let cron get a little bit each night for you.  Within a couple days you'll have all the latest packages and theres no waiting when you want to install.

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Marc A. Ohmann
Digital Solutions, Inc
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