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by **Marcus Giesse** » Thu, 17 Apr 1997 04:00:00

Hi,

I have downloaded the patch OSS449A a few days ago. Its name "Network
performance patch" sounds very good but I remember that there was a
discussion about this patch in this group (or *.programmer).

I use 5.0.2. Please help: Shall I install the patch?

Thanks for any hint
Marcus

by **Bela Lubki** » Fri, 18 Apr 1997 04:00:00

> I have downloaded the patch OSS449A a few days ago. Its name "Network
> performance patch" sounds very good but I remember that there was a
> discussion about this patch in this group (or *.programmer).

> I use 5.0.2. Please help: Shall I install the patch?

Well, the name is just wrong. It should be called "Networking
Maintenance Supplement" or something like that; "Performance" is totally
misleading.

But anyway... the patch applies to both 5.0.0 and 5.0.2. So you *can*
install it. Do you have a reason to? If you aren't trying to solve a
specific problem, I would recommend that you wait. A replacement
version, oss449d (or some other letter) is being worked on. oss449a has
a known panic that a few people have run into.

Quote:>Bela<

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