No, I think that's the whole point - it's not standard. You should only apply hotfixes if you experience a particular problem.
-----Original Message----- From: Randal, Phil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 26 July 2002 11:30 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange SP4 Standard disclaimer. No worse than Microsoft's EULA which makes no guarantees either, IIRC. Phil --------------------------------------------- Phil Randal Network Engineer Herefordshire Council Hereford, UK > -----Original Message----- > From: Snook, Kevin S (ITD) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 26 July 2002 09:36 > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Exchange SP4 > > > Yeah, hotfixes always have the old "MS have only tested this > hotfix for the > problem it cures. Only apply if you are experiencing this > specific problem". > Reading between the lines this means "We haven't done much > testing - we've > checked the procedure/module which is at fault and it appears > to fix the > problem but we have no idea of the sh*t this fix might cause > in other parts > of the code". > > Kevin > > -----Original Message----- > From: William Lefkovics [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 26 July 2002 08:47 > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Exchange SP4 > > > I've had no problems without them. Most shops I've been involved with > use email around the clock. Installing hotfixes just because > they exist > just interrupts people more important to the company than I - the ones > that bring in revenue. > > If it is a security fix or an issue I am experiencing, that is > different. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Randal, Phil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 8:55 AM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Exchange SP4 > > > The trouble with that philosophy is that things get overlooked when > changes are made. Configure a new Internet Mail Connector under your > regime and you're asking for trouble unless you have a photographic > memory (which I certainly don't). And, for the record, I've had no > ptoblems whatsoever with the Post-SP4 fixes. > > Cheers, > > Phil > > --------------------------------------------- > Phil Randal > Network Engineer > Herefordshire Council > Hereford, UK > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Schwartz, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 25 July 2002 16:53 > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Exchange SP4 > > > > > > Tut tut. I do and when I have a NEED to install a security > > fix, I test and > > then install. I don't install security fixes for things that > > do not apply to > > my environment. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Randal, Phil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 11:46 AM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Exchange SP4 > > > > > > Tut tut to you, my good man. > > > > Take a trip to www.microsoft.com/security and read > > the bulletins carefully next time. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Phil > > --------------------------------------------- > > Phil Randal > > Network Engineer > > Herefordshire Council > > Hereford, UK > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Schwartz, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: 25 July 2002 16:45 > > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > > Subject: RE: Exchange SP4 > > > > > > > > > Tut tut Phil. > > > > > > Don't install the Post-SP4 fixes unless you have a need to or are > > > experiencing the issue that is solved by installing the SP. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Randal, Phil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 10:27 AM > > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > > Subject: RE: Exchange SP4 > > > > > > > > > Tut tut, Martin, you forgot to check that everything had > > > restarted OK ;-) > > > > > > Don't forget the Post-SP4 fixes, the latest of which was > > > released yesterday. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Phil > > > List Charter and FAQ at: > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > List Charter and FAQ at: > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
