Hi guys... I have an off topic question, but I really don't know where else to turn... I have a dedicated server hosted at NetBenefit.com It is a cobalt RAQ4. I am responsible for patching, maintaining etc, the server. I'm not that savy with it all, but I've found several excellent tutorials on line, that have poitned me in the right direction. Anyway, my last tinkering was 6 months ago, when netbenefit added the 'mod_auth_mysql' module. (I was charged £150+VAT for their trouble) 3 months later, I added a new URL via the control panel, and all was well... However, yesterday, I tried to add another URL, and was greeted by a server error page. I called netbenefit, and told them that the admin tools no longer worked. I was told that as I'd not added patches regulally, the site would be filled with errors. The guy down the phone gave a fairly logical reason that things change, and bugs creep in etc... But I'm of the view that it worked 6 months ago, it worked 3 months ago, and this week it's stopped, through no fault of my own. Am I being so naive here? I really suspect that I'm being taken for a ride by people who simply want to extort extra cash from me. They claim to have changed nothing too, so in my mind, it should still work, yet it doesn't. So... Can an unpatched server, simply stop working? Either entirely, or certain functions? i really hope that someone can help me... Im pulling my hair out and about to scream. Cheers. Tris... *********************************************************************** The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. ************************************************************************
