pkg_add question

[V.I.Victor]

>V.I.Victor wrote:
>> Generally -- is it OK to do a 'pkg_add' from
>> 'packages-6-stable' to a 5.4 system?
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>> Specifically, I think I need to update 'fetchmail.'
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>> What I've read *seems* to indicate it's OK, but...
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>Well I guess it works, but why not just cvsup your ports ( or use 
>portsnap ) and use portupgrade to update your ports ? In general that 
>would be the best Idea
>
>-- 
>-Frank Staals


This is a small machine that is only used as an email "front-end."  When I built it I didn't install 'ports' -- sorry, I should have mentioned that in the original post.


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