Re: Insane behaviour in 8.3.3 - Mailing list pgsql-sql

Thanx, well said, and especially after this incident we should very well consider
seriously an upgrade.


On Παρ 15 Ιουν 2012 19:59:05 Scott Marlowe wrote:
> Well, I'd see about finding a way to upgrade to 8.3.19.  8.3.3 has
> know data eating bugs.
>
> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Achilleas Mantzios
>
> <achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com> wrote:
> > On Παρ 15 Ιουν 2012 18:03:26 Scott Marlowe wrote:
> >> Not talking about going to something after 8.3.19, just updating to
> >> the latest 8.3 version.  On most systems it's a simple:
> >>
> >> sudo apt-get upgrade
> >>
> >> or similar and sit back and watch.
> >
> > Thanx, unfortunately we dont have TCP/IP connectivity to (most of) the
> > ships, and AFAIK apt-get does not yet work over advanced
> > UUCP/minicom/kermit or other equivalent hich-tech dial up connection.
> > just joking :)
> >
> >> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 2:24 AM, Achilleas Mantzios
> >>
> >> <achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com> wrote:
> >> > On Παρ 15 Ιουν 2012 10:28:20 Scott Marlowe wrote:
> >> >> You do realize you're missing four years of bug fixes right?
> >> >
> >> > On Πεμ 14 Ιουν 2012 11:39:35 Achilleas Mantzios wrote:
> >> >> Unfortunately the remote installations are neither physically
> >> >> accessible nor by TCP/IP accesible (comms are done via UUCP and
> >> >> administration via minicom, and the costs are just huge 5 USD/min
> >> >> for 33Kbits/sec). So, i would exhaust all posibilities before
> >> >> deciding to ship a new postgresql version there, and remotely
> >> >> upgrade, physically travel to the ship or even trying to do a
> >> >> backup/initdb/restore in the existing version. Any help would be
> >> >> really really appreciated.
> >> >>
> >> >> Also, as you might have understood, upgrading, although generally a
> >> >> good idea, does not apply so easily in our case.
> >> >
> >> > And i forgot to mention, minicom term emulation quality sucks, even
> >> > giving simple shell commands is a PITA, upgrading the whole fleet
> >> > would mean bast case scenario minimum 21K USD for the whole fleet +
> >> > suspension of all other activities for two months. If physical travel
> >> > was involved, the cost would be increased at even higher levels.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > -
> >> > Achilleas Mantzios
> >> > IT DEPT
> >
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