Just a quick to note to let you all know that the MR-1 release has been paused. In other news, the UTM is getting its first feature release (UTM 9.4) within the next day or so!
Noooooo... maybe they need something like UTM style soft release to make sure some bugs are squashed before the GA. Also a direct download link would be nice for the updates even if it is only available in user portal.
Slawski , did you notice anything different? Did they incorporate any of the feature requests like renaming interfaces or is it all under the hood bug fixes?
If you are not experiencing any problems, keep running MR-1. I don't think it will hurt your protection. Something major must be broken for them to completely pull the update instead of waiting for the next release in March. Since you are one of the few lucky/unlucky recipients of the update, do ALL of us a favor and let us know whats new and whats broken in the update when you find out [;)]
I have checked just a few things and I couldn't find any visible differences yet (besides firmware build and name). I suppose there are no feature changes just bug fixes.
What worries me is that they pulled the update so quickly. That may mean a serious issue in the firmware. But... the device seems to work as before.
I will try to spend some time to browse the interface and look for changes. I will find something I will update the post.
I have played with MR-1 for a while and I must say I haven't found anything changed. Maybe someone more experienced could notice something.
I'm still concerned that the update has been pulled. There are people who downloaded it and are running it and no word from Sophos why it was pulled so quickly. I can understand they may not want to publish the real reason but at least someone could write if it is safe to use it or it is better to revert to the GA firmware.