[ale] Redhat security updates available on RHN only ?

[David Bronson]

I typically use debian but I have one redhat machine. It is particularly
frustrating to apt-get updates without a hitch on the debian machines
but the redhat machine errors with something to the effect -

Redhat's servers are too busy now to allow you as a non-paying redhat user
to access. Try back later or send us some cash.

up2date is tolerable when the servers actually choose to send the files. 

David

On Tue, Aug 13, 2002 at 01:35:47PM -0400, Jerry Z. Yu wrote:
> 	I couldn't do that on custom secure servers. I may try it on my 
> home machine though.
> 	Thanks Josh for the 'it is free' tip. I succsfully signed up a 
> corporate account on RHN w/o registering any system or paying $$. I 
> downloaded new bind-* RPMs off it (although  they are just the same 
> version as those available on update.redhat.com & its mirrors. Maybe the 
> 'only available from the Red Hat Network' statement is just some 
> smoke/mirror thing.
> 
> On 13 Aug 2002, cfowler wrote:
> 
> #On the machine you wish to upgrade, run 'rhn_register' and register that
> #machine.  Then use up2date to update the packages.
> #
> #
> #On Tue, 2002-08-13 at 12:34, Jerry Z. Yu wrote:
> #> Fulton, I found it on http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-119.html for 
> #> the bind* packages. link to errata packages are removed, and the exact 
> #> quote from the bottom of the page is
> #> "The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network"
> #> 
> #> The links on RHN page are talking about subscription and fees. Thus I had 
> #> the impression that's the only way, although it didn't mention it is 
> #> fee-based or the other way around.
> #> 
> #> 
> #> On 13 Aug 2002, Josh Freeman wrote:
> #> 
> #> #you can join the red hat network for free. Yes, it's a bit questionable,
> #> #but it is free.
> #> #
> #> #And up2date rocks.
> #> #
> #> #Josh
> #> #
> #> #On Tue, 2002-08-13 at 11:52, Jerry Z. Yu wrote:
> #> #> I were following errata page on RedHat. For bind* updates for RH73, it 
> #> #> says "The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat 
> #> #> Network".  however, I can get those packages from anonymous  
> #> #> ftp://updates.redhat.com.  we didn't subscribe to RHN and no plan to do so 
> #> #> in near future either. My question is, is this violates RedHat's rights ? 
> #> #> Or they become ridiculous to start to charge for timely security fix?
> #> #> 
> #> #> Jerry Z. Yu					+1-404-487-8544 (O)
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