On 02/19/2012 08:12 AM, JAS wrote: > NoOp wrote: >> On 02/18/2012 08:49 PM, MCBastos wrote: >>> Interviewed by CNN on 19/02/2012 00:05, JAS told the world: >>>> Why is it that the last few updates accessed from the "check for >>>> updates" downloads the entire new SM program instead of just the new >>>> updated files? Or is it that there are that many new changes in the >>>> program? Just wondering. >>> Well, for anything *but* the most recent update, it will download the >>> full install file. Mozilla (and Seamonkey) only offer a "patch" for the >>> most recent update. >>> >>> For instance, if you waited too long to upgrade from 2.6.1 to 2.7, and >>> when you did upgrade 2.7.1 had already been released, then you get the >>> full download. Even if you are upgrading from 2.7.0 to 2.7.2, for that >>> matter. >>> >>> (Why not download the consecutive patches instead? Well, because it >>> doubles -- or triples -- the users' annoyance, for comparatively small >>> savings in bandwidth). >>> >>> And... sometimes the patch download fails, and then Seamonkey (or >>> Firefox, or Thunderbird) downloads the full upgrade as a fallback. >>> >> The Firefox & Thunderbird updates were about 1.8MB each. >> >> > My last update to 2.7.2 was 21.6 mb and all went well with no problems. >
That was my point... both Firefox and Thunderbird only required ~1.8MB to upgrade from 10.0.1 to 10.0.2, SM required ~21MB to go from 2.7.1 to 2.7.2. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
