"Christian Nein" <christian_at_nein.de> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am working for a huge international company and I am developing a
databas
> application. The company uses Server version 8.1.6 but client version 7
> V2.5. I wanted to switch to the client software 8.1.6 but they told me
that
> the client software 8.1.x is not certified by their IT-appartment. I am
> asking myself: why do they use server version 8.1.x anyway?! I think there
> is high danger that this combination (Server 8.1.6 <-> Client 7 V2.5) may
> cause errors! I tested the client 8.1.6 and I also saw an increased
> performance.
>
> Now my question: is there any official document that recommends the usage
of
> client 8.1.6 with server 8.1.6 or even better warns of using old
> client-software with newer server versions?
If you or they have a support contract check out system lifecycle on
metalink and you'll find that both of the versions you refer to are
desupported. Standard builds are one thing but only supporting versions that
are more than 3 years old is plain daft. or to pit it another way by not
certifying the 8i client the department is saying to the business if we
encounter any bugs in this setup we will be accountable for them without
reference to the supplier since they no longer support it. Presumably they
don't patch the desktop operating system either.
--
Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
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Received on Tue Jul 09 2002 - 15:44:38 CDT
