As I know the SuSE boys are usually pretty busy, I'm going to answer this on their behalf. SuSE like to do their own code audit of packages before they are added to the distribution. This includes audits of new code additions to existing packages. This is a "very good thing" (tm) for _your_ security, and has saved SuSE from hurriedly releasing patches to security holes. That is one of the reasons why SuSE, while it is the larges linux distro available, has a relatively low number of major security holes. Now, code audits are VERY time consuming, as they don't just have to find ONE hole, (like the crackers) but ALL possible holes. Due to the large number of people poking at holes in packages, and the recent climate of vendor notification before publication on BugTraq, it's quite possible/probable that the code auditors at SuSE are feverishly trying to fix a (privately) know hole in something, which obviously has a lower priority than adding (possibly) unneeded features to perfectly functional packages. So, the answer to you question is that SuSE _may_ release the updates to these packages, _if_ they think the new features are worthwhile AND secure. There are still some packages in SuSE 7.0 that are a version or two behind, due to the messy code in the newer updates, and because the newer features were considered unnecessary. IMHO this is the reason that you pay to buy SuSE. That is to get a tried/tested/audited distribution. If you have looked at the newer versions of the packages you want and decided that there is some new feature that you _simply can't live without_ then by all means compile it yourself. After all, that is the reason SuSE ship gcc, and make ;-) HTH -Nix At 11:02 AM 18/12/2000 +0200, you wrote:
Hi All
Will SuSE be releasing versions updates for Postfix and Squid.
The default versions released SuSE 6.4 is Postfix Version: 19991231pl05 and Squid Version: 2.3.STABLE2
Thanks in advance
Steven
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