servers vs. workstations, was Re: just in case you missed it

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Author: der.hans
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Subject: servers vs. workstations, was Re: just in case you missed it
Am 09. May, 2001 schwäzte Kevin Buettner so:

> On May 9, 10:59am, Kevin Buettner wrote:
>
> > You can still use up2date in "pull mode" for free however. You need
> > to register first, but after doing so, you simply run up2date on each
> > machine on your network to fetch and install the latest upgrades.
>
> It appears that I was misled by one of my colleagues. The above used
> to work, but I just tried it again on one of my "no service" machines
> and it no longer does. This is a shame because I do agree with Hans
> on this matter.


I have a way of making it happen. Not near as nice as apt-get, but doable.

I'm also opposed to making people register for security updates.

ciao,

der.hans
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