"Caldarale, Charles R" <chuck.caldar...@unisys.com> wrote:
>> From: a b [mailto:jruoh...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Jukka Ruohonen >> Subject: Re: Tomcat 6.0.18 Caching Question > >> I am not too keen to see every other question on this list >> being turned into a question about upgrading. > >There are two significant reasons for sites to stay up to date on >server software such as Tomcat: > >1) Critical security issues are published once the fix is available in >a released version. By refusing to upgrade, and making public the fact >that your site is running an ancient version, one is sending out an >invitation to hackers. That's the irresponsibility part. > >2) Tomcat support on this mailing list is done by unpaid volunteers. I >doubt that any of us have an interest in turning the clock back four >years to experiment with a superseded version where the problem >(especially ill-described ones, such as this) might well have been >fixed somewhere along the way. It would greatly benefit the OP if he >at least tried to reproduce the problem on a current version. If the >problem is resolved, he would have considerable leverage to get >management to approve a true upgrade; if the problem persists, then we >now have something more pertinent to go on. +1. Mark --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
