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From: Robert Fitzpatrick <lists@webtent.net>
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Subject: Best way to upgrade base programs
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Can someone offer some guidance as to the best way to upgrade packages 
that were not installed via the ports system? For instance, openssh. 
Would 'portinstall sshd' work and the system see the new version or 
should it be uninstalled some way first? I am running 5.3 and 6.1.

Thanks, Robert