Sainath

Well, I just thought I’d post an update after contacting Yahoo about upgrading from 2.0.2 (which they offer) to the latest 2.0.4. Here’s the following email and let me say, this just blows! I mean, all this promise about auto updates and what not, and now they say they have no intentions of doing so. From what I had read, 2.0.4 includes a number security fixes, yet Yahoo doesn’t deem this as necessary to upgrade. Since WP has ‘partnered’ up with Yahoo, is there anything someone from WP can do? Here’s the email I rec’d from Yahoo Support:

Thank you for writing to Yahoo! Web Hosting and giving me the
opportunity to assist you.

I understand that you want to know when the WordPress update will be
available through Yahoo! Web Hosting.

At this time Yahoo! Web Hosting has no plans to upgrade to newer
versions of our server software. Based on current user needs, we have
found that the software that is available meets the needs of a majority
of our users. Yahoo! Web Hosting continually evaluates the needs of
users as well as security alerts and technology trends to determine
when
a software upgrade is required.

We thank you for your inquiry regarding upgrades to Yahoo! Web Hosting.
We will forward your inquiry to our Web Hosting Suggestions department
for further consideration.

Please let me know if you need any further assistance. I am always here
for you.

I hope that my explanations are to your satisfaction. Have a great day!

Please do not hesitate to reply if you need further assistance.

Regards,

Flavio

Yahoo! Customer Care

Hi Yosemite,

Thanks, I’ll contact Yahoo then in regards to this. The reason I thought WP provided auto update is b/c of something I read here….

On the hosting page here on this website, under Yahoo webhost, the very first line states this (this is why I initally thought WP would do this): http://ww.wp.xz.cn/hosting/

However, as I’ve read further in Yahoo’s own help documentation it states

“We recommend that you update WordPress whenever a new version becomes available so that you can take advantage of improvements and useful new features. After we have reviewed the stability of a new release, we’ll make the update available in your Web Hosting Control Panel.”

So you’re right, this is something that I need to sort out with Yahoo.

As far as php mail. Well, this is something I’ll have to learn more about. I’ve sent test comments to myself while logged off and I get email notifications of comments. However, I never rec’d a confirmation email that I had registered with WP. Again, I don’t know if I was supposed to receive an email confirming registration or not. And if I was, then I don’t know why I didn’t get it. Anyway, something to sort out.

Thanks for your time in providing a reply, I appreciate it.

Regards,

Sainath