On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:52:39 -0500
Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> > After running then closing FF 4.0beta, and starting 3.6.4 (SL 5.5.
> > current), the FF checks for expansions (correct) but it detects too
> > that I'm using unsafe version and suggests to install 3.6.6.
> > 
> > How it is with the versionning in SL?
> > 
> 
> It isn't really the versioning, it is the configurations.
> By default, the firefox that comes from SL (or RHEL) does not check
> to see if it is the latest firefox.

Thank you, I nearly forgot about this option but my question went a
little deeper. Is the SL FF 3.6-8 the same as general FF 3.6.4 or 3.6.6
(newest)?

"About" FF says: Red Hat/3.6-8.el5 Firefox/3.6.4
so - is the version safe (the -8 suffix) or should I (we) ask for
3.6.6 SL package (3.6-9.el5....?) as Mozilla (parent company) presses
for the changes in FF use due to safety issues?

> Sylpheed is not part of Scientific Linux, but the dag or rpmforge 
> repository, so this is not the right place to ask your question about 
> it.  Please ask your question about sylpheed on their mailling list.

OK, but I found Dag repo on SL FTPs
http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/extra/dag/redhat/el5/en/x86_64/RPMS.dag/

I understand it was put there just for our convenience. Anyway, I asked
Mr Dag Wieërs about the lack of spell-checker option and now I wait for
his replay.

Thank you for your help.

Regards

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