Re^4: NET::SMTP on 64 bit

Unfortunately once these servers are in place it will take a miracle to get upgraded. Although the 32 bit server has the same Perl and the upgrade to Net::SMTP version 3.10 worked: oh01lx03:/prod/run/hip73977/perl -v This is perl, v5.8.8 built for i386-linux-thread-multi Copyright 1987-2006, Larry Wall We are scheduled to be moved to new servers later this year (hopefully!) Is Net::SMTP all Perl code? Could we somehow copy the Net::SMTP that was installed on the 32bit server and install it on the 64 bit ? Thank you for trying to assist

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Re^5: NET::SMTP on 64 bit by afoken (Chancellor) on Oct 17, 2017 at 05:22 UTC
Unfortunately once these servers are in place it will take a miracle to get upgraded. What about a serious security problem? Or several? At work, I know that several old servers have several serious security problems, including the second firewall that should protect the network. Updates are planned for all of the servers and the firewall, but the updates won't happen until one of us finds some time to switch from developer to sysadmin or a really f*ing big security issue pops up that needs an immediate fix. Alexander -- Today I will gladly share my knowledge and experience, for there are no sweeter words than "I told you so". ;-)	[reply]
Re^6: NET::SMTP on 64 bit by bdegan2 (Sexton) on Oct 17, 2017 at 18:01 UTC
Hello everyone who helped on this The developer doing the actual Perl upgrade sent this to me today On a Whim, I checked for Net::SMTP availability from oh01lxvs02 today, it is available now (see below). Yes, it’s available from the other linux servers too. I have absolutely no idea why we could not get this the other day. The other module installed normally. Also, the author is listed as gbarr, even listing all modules by author still doesn’t show Net::SMTP in his list. My only guess would be a glitch in CPAN or a while creating the local repo listings? Thanks again for all your help on this.	[reply]
Re^7: NET::SMTP on 64 bit by kcott (Archbishop) on Oct 18, 2017 at 07:36 UTC
"Also, the author is listed as gbarr, even listing all modules by author still doesn’t show Net::SMTP in his list." Graham Barr (gbarr) was the original author. See "Net::SMTP - AUTHOR": Graham Barr <gbarr@pobox.com> Steve Hay <shay@cpan.org> is now maintaining libnet as of version 1.22_02 If you look at the top of the Net::SMTP page, you'll see a link to the author (Steve Hay), followed by a link to the distribution (libnet-3.10). That's standard at the top of all such pages: Author Name > distibution-version > Module::Name — Ken	[reply]