Re: (PM) More on 3.8b17
Karl Denninger (karl@Mcs.Net)
Tue, 21 Jul 1998 08:48:58 -0500
On Mon, Jul 20, 1998 at 10:55:42PM -0700, Tom wrote:
>
> On Mon, 20 Jul 1998, Jake Messinger wrote:
>
> > On 20 Jul 1998, Chris Adams wrote:
> >
> > > According to Erich Reinecker <ewr@eclipse.net>:
> > > >The issuance of B17 (heck call is a B52) borders on
> > > >being an Ascend fiasco.
> > >
> > > Except that at Ascend, it would have been a full release. Remember
> > > folks, this is BETA SOFTWARE!!!!! From the release notes for 3.8b17:
> >
> > The problem is that some people MUST run the 3.8 code to prevent the loss
> > of customers, for BACP for example.
>
> Yes, BACP thankfully works very well (3.8B15). You just have to avoid
> putting analog callers on the same box to avoid all the modem issues.
>
> 3.8B15 also fixed some STAC bugs (in 3.7.2c3) that would cause any STAC
> connections to hang after transfering a lot of data.
3.8b15 has a fatal problem with ISDN-only use on PRIs after several days
of multi-chassis calls. It will start scrambling data and "lose its mind",
requiring a reset.
One of the symptoms of this is that a "show s" stops in the middle of a
page!
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