On Sat, Apr 05, 2003 at 06:05:08PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Apr 2003, T. Ribbrock wrote:
> 
> > Just to clarify it (I've never used up2date): You *do* need a RHN
> > subscription for up2date, right? Are there mirrors?
> 
> You need an "account".  You *do not* need a subscription.
> 
> If you have a subscription you will not get rejected during periods of
> high usage.

Yes, I know. I've been updating this system via up2date for a couple
of years. Suddenly 3-5 days go by when even a ten-minute polling
interval won't get me in. So I was just asking if others have seen
it being unusually busy this week, or what.

I suppose I could shorten the interval, but I'm trying to be a
good citizen, not a resource hog.

> 
> If you read the "fine print" on RHN you'll find that everyone in entitled
> to a DEMO account.  This gives you the right to use up2date on a single
> system.  RH will send you a "query" from time to time to make sure you are
> still using the account.  If you don't respond, your account is
> terminated.  Not a biggie.....since if that happens you simply
> re-register.
> 
> Ed
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