From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: sms@2BSD.COM (Steven M. Schultz)
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 17:17:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [pups] The infamous 2.11BSD patch archive
Message-ID: <200301210117.h0L1H9o11718@moe.2bsd.com>

Hi -

> From: David Evans <dfevans at bbcr.uwaterloo.ca>
>   What's up with the 2.11BSD patch archive?  I assume that the version

	Both it and the mirror are up and running.   There are quite a few
	netblocks that have portscanned/spammed/whatever me here (dialups
	and cablemodems for the most part) and they're listed in the packet
	filters so if you're seeing timeouts, etc connecting that's probably
	the reason.

> in the Unix Archive is the original release and does not have these
> patches applied.  The mirror to which 2bsd.com referrs is gone and I

	Companies play the "musical domain name" everytime they have a
	re-organization (and, sigh, another one is in the works as I type).
	What was listed was probably a name from the last reorganization and
	of course it's very difficult to track down all the places that an
	old name was used.    

	The mirror I maintain at work is:

		ftp://ftp.cato.gd-ais.com

	(for some time yet it will also respond to 'ftp.to.gd-es.com')

	There may be other sites that also mirror

> don't want to pound on Steve's site if I don't have to.  Any

	Others have done that - usually it's not too bad, especially if I'm
	asleep at the time :)

> suggestions?  Once I get the files I presume I'm just supposed to feed them
> through patch in sequence (with the appropriate options, of course).

	Sequence is important because the patches are diffs against the last
	current version of a file.

	Each patch has rather good (if I do say so myself ;)) instructions and
	explainations of what was changed, how to apply, what to rebuild 
	immediately (and what can be deferred until it is convenient).

	Have Fun!

	Steven Schultz
	sms at 2bsd.com