Patched Series By Chatserv Question

Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 5:30 am

I have a heavily moded 7.2 site, but nothing really "tricky", just various add-ons I thought were pretty cool.

My question is (and I realize this is vague) Are the majority of these patches to files I would not have fooled with in my modifications, or completely new files that won't overwrite anything I currently have in place?

My point is that I'd like to try it out, but not at the risk of having to redo 99% of my mods.

Site Admin/Owner Joined: Aug 27, 2002 Posts: 17088

Just download the appropriate fixpack and look at the files that are touched. They usually touch critical core files and modules so the chances are the answer is "yes they to".

Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 10:45 am

Thanks for the quick reply. I've got fortress and UTC installed. Hopefully that will be enough since I don't have any problems with malicious users. (knock on wood)

Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 10:49 am

I can assure you that that is not enough. Those protect against specific issues that leave other exploits wide open.

Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 10:58 am

DOH!!!!

ok, I guess it's a good thing the weekend is here AND that I'm a geek.