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Number   :  7219
Date     :  2004-02-08
Author   :  Kan Yabumoto
Subject  :  Re: Batch File no longer works!
Size(KB) :  1



Kjack_98 wrote:

> Since updating xxcopy to version 2.86.4a yesterday
> it no longer works correctly. Is there something
> I need to change to make it work correctly?

> then, Garry responded by saying:

> Version 2.86 is still in alpha development and is
> currently not suitable for normal use.

> Basically this particular version (2.86.4a) broke
> the date comparisons including the /BI switch
> which is an integral part of the /BU command.

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The truth is Garry is correct that v.2.86.4a had
bug that prevents /BI and /BU operations among
other things. The default timestamp selection
was inadvertently set to /FC rather than /FW
(it turned out to be a one-character accidental
editing error that took place without being caught).

The end result was most noticeable in operations
that rely timestamp-comparison such as /BU, /BI, etc.)
(If you explicitly enter /FW to override the
faulty default setting), you could still get
the desired result using the alpha version version).

We were aware of the bug for almost a month now.
It was only an alpha-test version which we were
working on (and we were planning to release a newer
version whenever other things are ready). Having
minor (but serious in this case) bugs is nothing
new in alpha testing. That's how it is.

A bigger accident took place last week. Due to the
very heavy Email traffic (due to the MyDoom and
Novarg virus attach), we diverted some of our web
page traffic to an auxiliary server. By accident,
on last Tuesday and Wednesday, for about a 30 hour
period (more precisely from 2004-02-03 18:00 through
2004-02-04 23:00 -- CST), everyone who signed
up for test drive were told to download the
latest version, v.2.86.4 (the alpha version).

We did not realize this problem for more than a day.

On the day after, we notified 16 visitors who
signed up for the test drive and alerted them
for our mistake.

Kan Yabumoto 



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