On 11 Jan 2002 at 9:20, Andrew Raibeck kindly wrote, in part:
> This 4.2.1.20 Windows NT/2000/XP client patch has gone through some
> function and system testing.  We support its use in a production
> environment. ...

I really like the seemingly more frequent patch levels for the Windows
client ... and sometimes recommend them for "use in a production
environment", but this is the first time I recall Tivoli suggesting
same.

If this is really the one we should be using, why isn't it 4.2.2?  I
really like the notion that a patch level is there to fix particular
problems that affect a relatively small portion of users, was
recognized as not having been tested as much as a fix level, and thus
potentially not of the quality that we require in our general
production use.

So I'm ecstatic and disappointed.  I wish for Tivoli to find a way out
of its apparent testing quagmire, while at the same time recognizing
the quality of client installation and operation is superior now to
most any time in the past.  Maybe all the test time saved by
distributing production level patches could be used to provide a more
functional VM server?  Nah ... been down that Friday Afternoon road.

cheers, wayne

Wayne T. Smith                          ADSM AT Maine DOT edu
ADSM Technical Coordinator - UNET       University of Maine System