[CLUE-Tech] Is someone trying to hack me?

[Dave Price]

On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 12:50:55PM -0700, Kirk Rafferty wrote:
> If you don't have a subscription to Red Hat Network (rhn.redhat.com),
> you should really consider doing so.  It's only $60/year/system, and more
> than worth the price.  And actually, if this is your only Red Hat system,
> Red Hat gives you a complimentary subcription, so it may even be free for
> you.  I have a number of systems on RHN, and it's more than worth the
> money.  I can see at a glance which systems need to be updated (via a
> secure web interface), and can schedule any updates from a single
> interface.  You can even keep your kernel updated through RHN, although
> I've been a little shy to try it on a production system. :)
> 
> This doesn't harden your system, of course, but it goes a long way towards
> that goal.  I've used RHN for about a month now, and am so happy I don't
> have to do this manually anymore.

Or run debian - apt-get update is free.

add: 

"deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free"

to /etc/apt/sources.list and you will get security patches as soon as
they are released.

aloha,
dave

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