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Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update

From Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca>
Subject Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
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Date 2016-10-04 18:22 -0400
Message-ID <xtCdndctSoNetmnKnZ2dnUU7-I_NnZ2d@giganews.com> (permalink)

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On 2016-10-04 01:16, Neill Massello wrote:
> Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>
>> I really wish Apple would stop automatic major OS DL's.
>
> As others have said, adjust your App Store Preferences. The only one I
> have checked is "Install system data files and security updates".

As I already said I have it set not to do so.  My bitching is against 
the trend of all co's to push things at people that they may prefer to 
pull.  While an app update may be 10 or 100MB or so; an OS update runs 
some 5 GB of DL.  It's not at all in the same league.


-- 
She hummed to herself because she was an unrivaled botcher of lyrics.
    -Nick (Gone Girl), Gillian Flynn.

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Apple pushes Sierra via software update nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-10-03 16:01 -0600
  Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-03 18:38 -0400
    Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-10-03 23:27 -0600
      Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-04 10:29 -0400
      Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2016-10-05 10:49 +1300
  Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-03 23:02 +0000
    Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-03 23:53 +0000
      Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-04 00:12 +0000
        Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-04 00:18 +0000
      Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-10-03 23:10 -0400
        Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2016-10-03 20:22 -0700
        Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-04 05:26 +0000
        Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-04 06:23 +0000
    Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-10-03 20:13 -0500
  Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-03 19:30 -0400
    Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-03 19:35 -0400
      Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-03 19:38 -0400
        Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-03 19:42 -0400
          Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-03 20:05 -0400
        Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-03 23:56 +0000
          Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-03 20:07 -0400
        Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-04 00:13 +0000
          Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-03 21:14 -0400
            Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-03 21:59 -0400
    Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-03 23:54 +0000
    Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2016-10-03 17:06 -0700
      Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-04 00:09 +0000
    Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Travis Bickle <3S96@taxi.net> - 2016-10-03 21:01 -0400
      Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-03 21:17 -0400
      Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-04 06:24 +0000
    Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-10-03 23:16 -0600
      Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2016-10-04 09:53 -0400
        Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-04 18:27 -0400
        Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update "Howard Lester" <howardxtlester@verizon.net> - 2016-10-05 19:00 -0400
          Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2016-10-05 17:11 -0700
      Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-10-04 14:24 -0400
        Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-04 18:32 +0000
        Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-04 23:21 +0000
          Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-10-04 19:35 -0400
            Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-04 19:43 -0400
            Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-05 04:03 +0000
      Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-04 18:22 -0400
        Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-04 18:43 -0400
          Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-06 16:30 -0400
            Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-06 16:37 -0400
              Re: Apple pushes Sierra via software update Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-10-06 16:47 -0400

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