[Mailman-Users] Upgrade to 2.1

[Richard Barrett]

At 15:45 20/02/2003, Vivek Khera wrote:
> >>>>> "RB" == Richard Barrett <R.Barrett at ftel.co.uk> writes:
>
>RB> I confess I cheat by doing test runs: I installed MM 2.0.13 with all the
>RB> patches I was using on my production MM 2.0.13 system onto my secondary
>RB> server, added some sample lists and then did a trial upgrade to MM 2.1
>RB> (initially beta). Repeated this until upgrading the test system was
>RB> completely trouble free; then doing the real thing was a non-event. Doing
>RB> this was where I sorted out the fixup scripts I needed, and found the 
>sting
>What?!?!?  You mean you test software and upgrade procedures *before*
>doing them on a production machine?  What are you, some kind of *real*
>system administrator or something? ;-)

Tried not doing the tests once. I've still got the scars.

My boss has the memory of an elephant and never hesitates to remind one of 
past sins, especially at pay review time!

Mind you we have a great job incentive scheme: do your job well and you 
might get to keep it :(