>Number:         22756
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       Amanda package(s) outdated
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Sep 12 15:25:00 UTC 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Hauke Fath <hf@spg.tu-darmstadt.de>
>Release:        NetBSD 1.6W
>Organization:
		TU Darmstadt
>Environment:
	
	
System: NetBSD heiligenberg 1.6W NetBSD 1.6W (GENERIC) #1: Fri Aug 15 17:03:57 CEST 2003 hf@heiligenberg:/var/obj/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:

According to www.amanda.org, "The most recent stable release is
version 2.4.4p1, released on june 27, 2003." NetBSD pkg is at 2.4.2p2
for "stable", 2.4.3p3 for "dev".

From NEWS:

Changes in release 2.4.4

* New -a option to amcheck to always send an email.

Changes in release 2.4.4b1

* maxpromoteday: New option for a dumptype.
* New amtapetype program (replace tapetype)
* Client compile on CYGWIN
* amrestore -f <fileno> : amrestore can do fsf before reading the tape
* amrestore -l <label>  : amrestore can check the label before restoring.
* New config options:
  amrecover_do_fsf: Amrecover will use the -f flag of amrestore to position the
                    tape.
  amrecover_check_label: amrecover will pass the -l flag to amrestore.
  amrecover_changer: amrecover will use your changer.
  maxdumpsize: The maximum size of the dumps during a run,
               default to tapesize * runtapes
  taperalgo: select your algo for the taper, try 'largestfit', it can improve
             tape usage.
* amrecover allow to retry a skip a tape.
* New --days option to 'amadmin <config> balance' command.
* New --date option to amstatus
* amreport print an usage by tape.
* Newer promote algorithm that try to reduce the number of full on a
  single host in a run.
* New changer: chg-juke, chg-null and chg-rait


>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
	Please update. Thanks.
>Release-Note:
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