On Tuesday, September 17, 2002, at 04:41 PM, Gyrus wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dick Applebaum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> OK, humor me (I have no real server experience). >> >> Why is an updater like CFMX at a disadvantage when compared to a >> service pack. > --------------------------- > > Yeah, I've been watching this thread with curiosity - can someone > humour me > too? ;-) > > The main issue being discussed seems to portability, no? You download > the > file, copy it around your network, wherever, and the machines that > install > it don't need to be connected to the net. Isn't this is the case with > the > CFMX updater? I downloaded over 14 MB. Don't tell me that was the > 'installer' front for something that was downloading other stuff from > the MM > site when you ran it! :-o >
No, it is self-contained (at leats the unsupported Mac OS X versions were). I really resent those downloaded front-end stubs to a massive CPU-monopolizing download. This was particularly irritating when I lived in the foothils and only could get a 33.1 dial-up line. I'd schedule my downloads during off-hours, only to be surprised by another 3-4 hour download during the install. MS perfected this technique (it's as if they were embarassed by the size of the download) > Appreciate there's more issues with regard to tracking changes, etc., > but on > this portability front - is there a strict, official difference > between a > service pack and an updater? me too -- the updater does its job, and does it well! Dick > > in ignorance, > > - Gyrus > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > work: http://www.tengai.co.uk > play: http://www.norlonto.net > - PGP key available > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
