automatic nightly updates

[Matthew Miller]

On Mon, Apr 25, 2005 at 05:39:31PM -0500, Eric Rostetter wrote:
> The benefit that the e-mail might just tell you something important,
> like:
> * Install order of updates

This should never be a problem with RPM.

> * Known problems or issues with the updates

If they're severe enough that the update shouldn't be applied, they're
probably severe enough to prevent the update from being released in the
first place.

> * Whether you need to update or not

I think that's also something that should be irrelevant here, since all of
the updates for FL will be security fixes.

> * How important the update is, so you can decide if you need it or not

Ditto, really. (And if it's something that you might not need to update
because it's not important to you, it probably won't hurt if it's
auto-updated.)

> * Special installation instructions

Again, shouldn't happen.

> * Additional steps to take to complete the update process 

Could happen -- but notification could happen after the update is applied.


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