NoOp wrote: > On 02/19/2012 08:12 AM, JAS wrote: >> NoOp wrote: >>> On 02/18/2012 08:49 PM, MCBastos wrote: >>>> Interviewed by CNN on 19/02/2012 00:05, JAS told the world: >>>>> Why is it that the last few updates accessed from the "check for >>>>> updates" downloads the entire new SM program instead of just the new >>>>> updated files? Or is it that there are that many new changes in the >>>>> program? Just wondering. >>>> Well, for anything *but* the most recent update, it will download the >>>> full install file. Mozilla (and Seamonkey) only offer a "patch" for the >>>> most recent update. >>>> >>>> For instance, if you waited too long to upgrade from 2.6.1 to 2.7, and >>>> when you did upgrade 2.7.1 had already been released, then you get the >>>> full download. Even if you are upgrading from 2.7.0 to 2.7.2, for that >>>> matter. >>>> >>>> (Why not download the consecutive patches instead? Well, because it >>>> doubles -- or triples -- the users' annoyance, for comparatively small >>>> savings in bandwidth). >>>> >>>> And... sometimes the patch download fails, and then Seamonkey (or >>>> Firefox, or Thunderbird) downloads the full upgrade as a fallback. >>>> >>> The Firefox & Thunderbird updates were about 1.8MB each. >>> >>> >> My last update to 2.7.2 was 21.6 mb and all went well with no problems. >> > That was my point... both Firefox and Thunderbird only required ~1.8MB > to upgrade from 10.0.1 to 10.0.2, SM required ~21MB to go from 2.7.1 to > 2.7.2. > > The update went without a problem and was over in less than 2 min. with no loss of add ons. I was just curious if that was to be the norm from now on. I am very please with SeaMonkey. I have Firefox and Thunderbird on a flash drive [portable versions] but prefer to run SeaMonkey.
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