[Wolves] Am I getting through??

[Helen Randle]

> Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 20:53:38 +0000
> From: david <nux at blueyonder.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [Wolves] Am I getting through??
> To: Wolverhampton Linux User Group <wolves at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> i've never paid any attention to those notices and have always said
> yes
> 
> i'm not aware of any problems as a result of this
> 
> the first time i did it i was scared the pc would blow up or that it
> would write off the hardware
> 
> it didn't
> 
So, if I did just click yes is it likely to work?

> 
> the obvious path if you're reluctant is to get the source code for
> kppp and compile it locally
> 
I'm not very good with all the codey stuff (bit of a vertical learning
curve!)

> Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 00:38:04 +0000 (GMT)
> From: Peter Oliver <p.d.oliver at mavit.freeserve.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [Wolves] Am I getting through??
> To: Wolverhampton Linux User Group <wolves at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> 
> Anyway, to verify that a package really comes from who you think it
> does, you need something called the packager's "public key".  It's
> this that you're missing in this case.  This either means that you
> just don't have the right key for the packager (likely if it's a
> 3rd-party package you found on the web), or that someone naughty has
> substituted their own package and is trying to attack your system.

I've installed a version of Mandrake Linux 9.2 from the DVD off the
front of a magazine. Is that likely to be dodgy??!! > > I think I've
given you enough to search Google for, anyway.

Yeah, thanks. I've had a look and got a bit confused. Do I have to
have my own key, or do I just find one for kppp?

Helen