Mark Whidby wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm looking in vain for the source RPM for yum-conf-44-1.SL.noarch.rpm.
> There should be one shouldn't there?
> 

I would say:

 > rpm -qpi yum-conf-44-1.SL.noarch.rpm
warning: ./SL/RPMS/yum-conf-44-1.SL.noarch.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 82fd17b2
Name        : yum-conf                     Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version     : 44                                Vendor: Scientific Linux
Release     : 1.SL                          Build Date: Tue 03 Oct 2006 04:26:16 PM CEST
Install Date: (not installed)               Build Host: yort.fnal.gov
Group       : System Environment/Base       Source RPM: yum-conf-44-1.SL.src.rpm
                                                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Size        : 25779                            License: GPL
Signature   : DSA/SHA1, Tue 03 Oct 2006 04:26:51 PM CEST, Key ID da6ad00882fd17b2
URL         : http://www.dulug.duke.edu/yum/
Summary     : RPM installer/updater config files
Description :
Configuration files to setup yum.conf, as well as setup yum in you daily cron.

So for example:
ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/4x/SRPMS/yum-conf-44-1.SL.src.rpm

Urs