Michael Parker writes: > Justin Mason wrote: > > Apache SpamAssassin 3.2.3 is now available! This is a maintenance > > release of the 3.2.x branch. > > > > Downloads are available from: > > http://spamassassin.apache.org/downloads.cgi > > > > When we are doing releases we really need to let them propagate to the > mirrors a little (ideally 24hrs) before we announce. Otherwise folks > will get Not Found errors right off the bat until places start picking > them up. > > I know we can add a date string to the download.cgi link but I > understand that is discouraged because it adds extra load to the server.
Have you got a reference for that? as far as I know, the date string is designed expressly to take care of this situation. (Mind you, my bad for not *using* the date string variant.) > I think we should wait at least 6-10hrs after pushing the files out > before announcing. That gives mirrors time to fetch the packages, give > CPAN a chance to circulate, etc etc. A little more baking won't hurt > things. in my opinion the release process is onerous enough without adding a 6-10 delay halfway through. --j.
