Ron Johnson wrote:
On 10/22/2011 01:52 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
Ron Johnson wrote:
On 10/21/2011 08:07 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
Ron Johnson wrote:
User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 (X11/20070719)
That's *ancient*.
If it's not broken, don't break it by updating.
That's only valid if subsequent versions are broken.
If my existing version isn't broken, why would I want to take the chance
of breaking it?
Take the *chance*?????? It's a desktop PC, not a 5 9s server
controlling some vital bit of the nation's infrastructure.
Exactly. It's *my* desktop PC, and therefore much, much more important
to *me* than some hypothetical national infrastructure that I may or may
not care about. (What do I care if the tax office's database is down 4
days out of 5?)
Anyway, my original comment was simply, "That's *ancient*." Nothing
more, nothing less. smtp, pop3 and mbox haven't changed in a *long*
time, so there's no *need* to upgrade as long as your boot disk keeps
functioning.
Exactly. So I fail to understand your surprise that I haven't upgraded,
or the tone of reproach ("That's only valid if...") in your text.
I wish a lot more tools would be rock solid stable, and a lot less
change for the sake of change. (KDE, I'm talkin' to *you*.)
--
Steven
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