Oracle has announced ECS ends on 31-December-2003 for 8.1.7 I had expected 8.1.7 to continue to mid-2004 (it was released early/mid 2000 ? and is the terminal 8i release). Is there any possibility that the ECS date would be extended ? What's your feel / experience with previous desupport notices ? We are just beginning to upgrade a few 7.3.4 and many 8.0.5/8.1.5/8.1.6 databases to 8.1.7 and are not yet looking at 9.0.1 Hemant -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).