[bcab] Re: The gen on the IE7 automatic update

If it's mostly scripts that's being updated that should be OK 

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From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Dave Taylor
Sent: 30 October 2006 13:39
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] Re: The gen on the IE7 automatic update

I rather suspect that if they do an update every six weeks, it will
mainly 
be new and updated script files most of the time, rather than extensive
new 
features, but that's what I've heard.

Cheers
Dave

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From: <Nick.Adamson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 11:17 AM
Subject: [bcab] Re: The gen on the IE7 automatic update


> Hmm, That doesn't sound good.
>
> If there planning to do a software iteration every 6 weeks which they
> release to the user community it sounds a little risky. I'm a software
> engineer and we use a similar system of 6 week iterations however
that's
> every 6 weeks we send it out to the test team. They maybe release one
> every 3 iterations to the user community. Now either FS are putting a
> lot of trust in there developers and shortening the test phase of the
> cycle or there's not going to be that much difference between the
> iterations.
>
> In my view this is not a good way to go for something that so many
> people depend on. But then again I suppose that it does go along with
FS
> policy of having open beta testing which as a developer isn't a good
> thing at all.
>
> Cheers.
> Nick.
>
>
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> From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Dave Taylor
> Sent: 30 October 2006 10:44
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> Subject: [bcab] Re: The gen on the IE7 automatic update
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> I hear that from the release of JFW v8 there will be an update about
> every 6 weeks. It will be interesting to see what effect this has on
the
> frequency of new versions.
>
> Cheers
> Dave
>
>
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> Subject: [bcab] Re: The gen on the IE7 automatic update
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> I don't suppose it will happen but it would be good if Freedom
> Scientific produced scripts for JFW users earlier than JAWS 7 to
> download so that we could run the new version of Internet Explorer. If
> Dolphin can do it, surely Freedom Scientific can also. I can
understand
> the need for installing a higher version of JAWS when Vista comes
along
> but Internet Explorer isn't a new operating system, it is a key part
of
> most people's computer use and it would be an indication to JAWS users
> that Freedom Scientific really care about their customers.
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> Hi,
>
> Here is information I have gathered from speaking to MS
> personell regarding the IE7 update on Wednesday:
>
> 1. The update is delivered through automatic updates, but you
> are given the option to install it or to stop the installation - only
> users in the administrators group will have the option of
installation.
>
> 2. If you are in a company and they use the automatic update
> server like I do at work, the update is delivered in the rollup
> category, which we don't subscribe to anyway.
>
> 3. There is a block tool available to stop IE being downloaded
> if you are really paranoid (its basically for administrators who don't
> use WSUS and don't have control over their users) available at:
>
>
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4516A6F7-5D44-4
> 82B-9DBD-869B4A90159C&displaylang=en
>
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4516A6F7-5D44-
> 482B-9DBD-869B4A90159C&displaylang=en>
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> I recommend that JFW users just say no to the installation
> screen, do not disable automatic updates as you wouldn't get other
> critical updates downloaded - once you say no, you won't be prompted
> again - you will manually download the update as and when a fix to JFW
> is available.
>
> FWIW here at work there are other products that don't work with
> IE7, relating to BACS/DD submissions over HTTP etc, so we won't be
> rolling it out yet.
>
> Andrew.
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