> The third option is also necessary. DON'T CHANGE.
>
> As many/several files could have customizations applied to them
> rolling up
> could overwrite and cause ??. Anyone applying the patches as they were
> available would loose all the changes made to files in prior patches.
> Perhaps offering rolled up and individual would help folks who
> don't make
> changes regularly. A list of what changes were made and where would be
> helpful so one could do a search and replace within a customized file.

Regarding the DON'T CHANGE option, I agree that I should have included
that one, and that would actually be my personal preference, since the
hotfixes would be kept small and very specific. Hotfixes would then need
to be applied in sequence. So, anyone agreeing with that should click this
VOTE link:

  mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=3-DONT_CHANGE_Current_System

Regarding keeping a list of changes, I realize that more advance coders
are digging into the guts of other html and js files with changes, but we
cannot be responsible for such changes, and making change records to the
level necessary for integration with such customized files would increase
our hotfixing time by at least a factor of 5.

I would recommend that if you're editing code in templates we don't intend
to be edited, that you should keep detailed notes of your changes on your
end in case you need to reproduce them in new files. The webmail system is
big and complex, and small changes in one bit of JavaScript can often have
repercussions in other places and files.

Regards,
Ron






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