Re: Worth upgrading from 2.8.5.2 to 2.8.5.3?

[Nigel Houghton <nhoughton () sourcefire com>]

On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Andy Berryman <aberryman () cymtec com> wrote:
> Is it possible to get you to expand further on your answer. Maybe, possibly including a short time frame. Like this 
> month, this quarter, April 8th 2010, etc...  :)
>
> Thanks,
> Andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nigel Houghton [mailto:nhoughton () sourcefire com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 11:29 AM
> To: Andy Berryman
> Cc: Matt Olney; snort-users () lists sourceforge net
> Subject: Re: [Snort-users] Worth upgrading from 2.8.5.2 to 2.8.5.3?
>
> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 11:37 AM, Andy Berryman <aberryman () cymtec com> wrote:
> > Do you guys know how long until 2.8.6 is ready?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Andy
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Matt Olney [mailto:molney () sourcefire com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 10:15 AM
> > To: Andy Berryman
> > Cc: snort-users () lists sourceforge net
> > Subject: Re: [Snort-users] Worth upgrading from 2.8.5.2 to 2.8.5.3?
> >
> >
> >
> > At this point I'd say wait for 2.8.6.
> >
> >
> >
> > Matt
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Andy Berryman <aberryman () cymtec com> wrote:
> >
> > Is it worth the upgrade from 2.8.5.2 to 2.8.5.3? Only thing I see in the
> > README on snort.org is:
> >
> >
> >
> > "2010-02-12 - Snort 2.8.5.3
> >
> > [*] Improvements
> >
> >    * General code improvements and clean up in the rpc
> >
> >      preprocessor related to the processing of Sun rpc data.
> >
> >
> >
> >    * Fixed an issue where, under particular conditions, a reload
> >
> >      of the Snort configuration file without a restart would
> >
> >      cause Snort to stop responding."
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Doesn't seem like it's worth it if you aren't using the RPC or reloading of
> > the config file.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Andy Berryman
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> Yes.
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Expect to see it this month.

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