Subject: New release patches

From: Ben Knox <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1993 23:15:29 +000 (GMT)

Is there any chance that patches could be provided for upgrading from one 
PINE release to another? 

This would make it quicker for sites to install the updated versions, and
probably use up less bandwidth on your FTP system! 

Regards, Ben

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Ben Knox		[email-masked]      ...!pipex!dircon!ben

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From: David L Miller <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 14:14:36 -0800 (PST)

Ben,

We have serious reservations about releasing major new versions and
mission-critical maintenance releases as patches.  For one thing, it would
take a fairly large effort to construct and test all the patches.  Another
problem is that a significant portion of our user community may not recognize
failures in the patch process, thereby causing an increase in
installation-related bug reports.  That said, we are considering the
distribution of patches for OS-dependent and selected interim fixes. 

Thanks for the suggestion!

--DLM

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