Re: [Pan-users] Someone hasn't upgraded in a while... (was Re: Ubuntu 11.10 version ...)

[Ron Johnson]

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.

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.

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