Description of problem: Up2date reports the system as fully updated while the Red Hat Network Alert icon indicates that updates are available to be applied. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.1.16 How reproducible: Nearly every time updates are available. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Notice that the notification icon is flashing red. 2. Click it to see a list of available updates. 3. Run up2date; acknowledge the popup that the system is fully updated. Actual results: It looks like the system is lying to you about the updates. It can take 3 or 4 tries before you find a mirror that actually has the updates advertised. Expected results: If up2date finds updates, it will deliver them. I think it would be useful if up2date would "remember" the mirror where it found updates to advertise with the Notification Icon, instead of going to the next available mirror (which often has not received the latest updates yet). I've seen many a post to the fedora-list from new users who are mystified by this behavior and who assume Fedora is broken. Additional info: Is a fix along these lines possible, or is there something about up2date that I am missing? Not a _huge_ issue, but one that would (IMO) improve usability of Fedora.
Fedora Core 3 is now maintained by the Fedora Legacy project for security updates only. If this problem is a security issue, please reopen and reassign to the Fedora Legacy product. If it is not a security issue and hasn't been resolved in the current FC5 updates or in the FC6 test release, reopen and change the version to match. Thank you!
Closing per lack of response to previous comment. If this still occurs on FC3 or FC4 and is a security issue, please assign to Fedora Legacy and the appropriate version. The bug could also be filed against RHEL if it is relevant there. up2date has been replaced by pirut and pup in FC5 and FC6, the still fully supported versions of Fedora Core, so this bug will not be fixed unless it is a security issue.