09-11-2008
Security or Necessary patches
Hi All,
I would like to ask some questions, I have an Solaris 10 and RHEL which is install in separate machine..
The question is:
1. how can I check the latest patches or latest update in my machine? (I need a step or command)
2. where can I get the latest security patch or necessary patch that I need to put in into my servers?
Please help to give me some guidance or information for this issue.. I would like to thank you first for your reply and help. GBU.
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patch-metamail
patch-metamail(1) General Commands Manual patch-metamail(1)
NAME
patch-metamail - Install a patch to the latest metamail release
SYNOPSIS
patch-metamail source-tree-root patch-number [hostname [dirname [prefix]]]
DESCRIPTION
The patch-metamail program will attempt to retreive a patch file for the metamail distribution, using anonymous ftp to a trusted server,
and then install that patch in your local copy of the distribution.
The first two arguments, which are required, are the root directory of your local copy of the metamail source directory, and the patch num-
ber. The former is site-dependent, the latter is patch-dependent.
In general, patch-metamail is intended to be called via metamail, with a mailcap entry like the following:
application/x-metamail-patch;patch-metamail source-tree-root %{patchnumber}; needsterminal
The default values for the host to ftp to, the directory name to retrieve the file from, and the patch file name prefix are hard-wired to
thumper.bellcore.com, pub/nsb, and "mm.patch.". While you can override these on the command line, it would be a big mistake to make these
parameterized based on the contents of a mail message, because then someone could spoof you into retrieving a new version of metamail with
a Trojan horse from their site! However, as long as you retain control over what host and directory the patches are retrieved from, this
program is reasonably safe (as safe as the host you're depending on, anyway).
SEE ALSO
metamail(1)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 1991 Bell Communications Research, Inc. (Bellcore)
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this material for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies, and that the name of Bellcore not be used in advertising or publicity
pertaining to this material without the specific, prior written permission of an authorized representative of Bellcore. BELLCORE MAKES NO
REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR SUITABILITY OF THIS MATERIAL FOR ANY PURPOSE. IT IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
WARRANTIES.
AUTHOR
Nathaniel S. Borenstein, Bellcore
Release 1 patch-metamail(1)