>>>Now that we have reports of spam crashing v0.80, it is time >>>for me to test v0.84. >> >>If I was your boss, I'd fire you. Admins who wait with an update until >>a software (especially a mission critical one responsible for e-mail >>delivery) starts crashing are not worth any money. > > > That seems a bit harsh. Mike makes a good general point about choosing > pro stability. I myself tend to wait things out a day or two. Recently, > for instance, qpopper moved from 4.0.5 to 4.0.6 to 4.0.7, all in a few > days, with the proverbial "Oops! we forgot something!" Naturally, clamav > is not qpopper, but still, it is quite sensible, imho, to wait a day or > two before upgrading major stuff, to avoid these oopses. > <snip> > - Mark > > System Administrator Asarian-host.org
the truth surely lies somewhere in between. although it may be very important (esp. for clamav) to be up-to-date, no admin would ever introduce new software (even a new minor version) into a production environment without thorough testing before doing so. and guess what? even a not-so-thorough testbed will require some time to provide results. just my Pi cents... ;) -- Timo Schoeler | http://macfinity.net/~tis | [EMAIL PROTECTED] //macfinity -- finest IT services | http://macfinity.net Key fingerprint = F844 51BE C22C F6BD 1196 90B2 EF68 C851 6E12 2D8A There are 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary and those who don't. _______________________________________________ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
