Re: Should I upgrade to 4.9?

[Alex de Kruijff]

On Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 05:52:09PM -0500, Dragoncrest wrote:
>   I'm upgrading all my workstations to 4.9 tonight, but I have a small 
>   mail server (p120 with 120m ram) that's running 4.8 that does nothing more 
> than fetch mail, sort it, scan it, then deliver it locally for me to pick 
> up at my leisure.  I'm wondering if it would be in my best interests to 
> leave it at 4.8 for right now or go ahead with the 4.9 upgrade.  The mail 
> server is my only mission critical machine right now, so that's why I'm 
> asking this.  It's the only box I can't afford to have go down.  Any help 
> or suggestions is welcome.  Thanks.

Rigth now your better of waiting. You have a firewall on that computer
right? Your better off switching to 4.9 in one or two months.

-- 
Alex

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Re: Should I upgrade to 4.9?

[Kris Kennaway]

On Thu, Oct 30, 2003 at 03:39:04PM -, Chris Howells wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 05:52:09PM -0500, Dragoncrest wrote:
> 
> > Do you need to update it (security advisories, etc)?  If yes, then
> > update.  If no, then don't ;-)

I wrote the above, not "dragoncrest".  Please don't mung attributions :)

> Considering that security fixes will be back ported to the 4.8 branch,
> your comment doesn't make much sense. Keep it at 4.8, there's probably
> nothing really useful in 4.9, and you just risk breaking more stuff.

Except I didn't say that.  What I asked was whether considerations
like security advisories make it worthwhile for the OP to upgrade.
For example, if they are running stock 4.8-R, there are several
serious vulnerabilities on their system, and upgrading in some form is
recommended.

Kris


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Re: Should I upgrade to 4.9?

[Chris Howells]

> On Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 05:52:09PM -0500, Dragoncrest wrote:

> Do you need to update it (security advisories, etc)?  If yes, then
> update.  If no, then don't ;-)

Considering that security fixes will be back ported to the 4.8 branch,
your comment doesn't make much sense. Keep it at 4.8, there's probably
nothing really useful in 4.9, and you just risk breaking more stuff.

Cheers
Chris Howells

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Re: Should I upgrade to 4.9?

[paul beard]

Dragoncrest wrote:
The mail server is my only mission critical machine right now, 
so that's why I'm asking this.  It's the only box I can't afford to have 
go down.  
I think you answer your own question. As a practical matter, I 
think 4.9 is a maintenance release on the 4.x branch, so if it 
ain't broke, don't fix it.



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Re: Should I upgrade to 4.9?

[Kris Kennaway]

On Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 05:52:09PM -0500, Dragoncrest wrote:
>   I'm upgrading all my workstations to 4.9 tonight, but I have a small 
>   mail server (p120 with 120m ram) that's running 4.8 that does nothing more 
> than fetch mail, sort it, scan it, then deliver it locally for me to pick 
> up at my leisure.  I'm wondering if it would be in my best interests to 
> leave it at 4.8 for right now or go ahead with the 4.9 upgrade.  The mail 
> server is my only mission critical machine right now, so that's why I'm 
> asking this.  It's the only box I can't afford to have go down.  Any help 
> or suggestions is welcome.  Thanks.

Do you need to update it (security advisories, etc)?  If yes, then
update.  If no, then don't ;-)

Kris

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