net-snmp version/config question

HI:

 

I have a version 5.0.1 net-snmp version up and running under Red hat 8.0
kernel 2.4.18-14 at an i686, this is compiled from source , not a binary
installation

After played with the snmpd.conf, I found I can initiate request and get
response back from window XP snmp manager. Yet, when I check with the
net-snmp web site

And glance at the mailing list digest, I found my version is older than the
version people are talking about, 

 

1.What is the most recent stable release of the net-snmp version? Do I have
to do a reinstall or a ungrade?

2.why when I put snmpd.conf under usr/local/share/snmp/(the first suggested
dir for snmpd to look for the config file), and start the snmpd, it could
not find the config file and complain there is no acess control setup...

While when I move the same config file to the usr/share/snmp and start the
snmpd again it works fine and can response to the client side?

I checked there is no SNMPCONFPATH and other possible setups that will
override the searching dir for the config file.

 

Thanks a lot!!!

 

shemy