On 03/21/02 at 19:11, Glenn Edwards wrote: > Hello, > > Well I guess I have finally learned a lesson. I have been running a > old version of SIMS on the server for my school. In addition to SIMS, I > am also running Netpresenz, and Macjordomo. The machine is a old > Performa connected to a cable modem. This combination has been very > stable for over 3 years now. A couple of days ago I noticed that SIMS > was showing an out of memory error. I have never had a problem before > with SIMS, and upon investigation noticed that I had been hit hard by a > spammer and the little old machine had run as long as it could on the > resources that it had. I guess that I have been very lucky as this is > the first time that I have been abused by a spammer.
If you've been using a pre-1.7 version, then you are lucky indeed. > I know that I need to upgrade to a later version of SIMS. Should I > use 1.8b8 or 1.7 or what? When I download it from the Stalker site how > do I go about installing the later version so as not to loose the > settings and users that are in my old version? Any help would be > appreciated? 1.8b8 or later is recommended, as it has some important anti-spam features that 1.7 does not. You'll need to get 1.8b8 via FTP from ftp.stalker.com, as Stalker doesn't have a d/l link for it on the web site (it's still technically a beta, even though it's been running like a rock for most of us for well over a year). There are development versions of 1.8b9 that are available on request from [EMAIL PROTECTED], but 1.8b8 should be fine. What version are you upgrading from? I don't recall off the top of my head where it was that there was a change in settings and/or user file formats, but my foggy recollection is that it wasn't much of a problem. IIRC the newer version of SIMS automagically updated the relevant files with no problems, you just couldn't go back once the files had been changed -- be sure to make a back-up of your current files before doing the upgrade. You should probably check the SIMS history page before you upgrade (follow the link at the bottom of the intro page of the online docs at <http://www.stalker.com/SIMS/>). -- Christopher Bort | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Webmaster, Global Homes | [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://www.globalhomes.com/> | PGP public key available on request ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
