INN and SSL

[Bill Davidsen]

Todd Olson wrote:
> Hi
>
> For a couple years now we have been running a small INN server using
>
>    inn-2.4.2-STABLE-20050315
>
> We would now like to deploy reader SSL support.
>
> I could either
>     a) recompile this code with SSL support
> or
>     b) get and compile the latest code (either release, or stable)
>   

> My concerns are
>     1) is the SSL support in (b) meaningfully better than in (a)
>     2) does (b) introduce new issues/bugs that I have not had to face in (a)
>   

It's software, of course a new version introduces new bugs as well as 
fixes old bugs. But given the level of testing and experience with this 
software, I would say the chances of a *major* new bug are small, and 
the chances of getting a solution are much better with current versions. 
And your use doesn't sound as if it pushes the limits of the 
application, so you're unlikely to hit new bugs.
>
> We are using a fairly default install on solaris 9 sparc including
>     tradspool
>     tradindexed
> with some use of readers.conf auth res: and auth: call outs to external programs for auth{entication,orization}
>
>
>
>
> Any hints would be much appreciated.
>
>
> Regards,
> Todd Olson
> Cornell University
>
>   


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