[c-nsp] how not to write a release note

Richard A Steenbergen ras at e-gerbil.net
Mon Nov 16 18:34:02 EST 2009


On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 06:11:09PM -0500, Jared Mauch wrote:
> 
> 	Seems cisco is getting lazy.. SXI3 is out and this has to be
> one of the worst release notes ever:
> 
> 	CSCta14457 - A Cisco device may report alignment errors
>  "%ALIGN-3-TRACE" error messages accompanied with a traceback may be reported.
> 
> 	Does not say anything about what may trigger it, eg: mtu,
> packet fragmentation, etc..

Still not as funny as this one:

CSCso05336

Symptoms: A Cisco 1811 router reloads when trying to connect to
irc.freenode.net during the first 36 hours following a reload.

Conditions: The symptom is observed only in the first 36 hours 
following a reload.

Workaround: Do not connect to irc.freenode.net the first 36 hours
following a reload.

We really need a wall of shame website where people can submit the true
gems. :)

-- 
Richard A Steenbergen <ras at e-gerbil.net>       http://www.e-gerbil.net/ras
GPG Key ID: 0xF8B12CBC (7535 7F59 8204 ED1F CC1C 53AF 4C41 5ECA F8B1 2CBC)


More information about the cisco-nsp mailing list