7951 This update is recommended for Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard users and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.

Products Affected
Mail, Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS Printing/Fax (any version)

Updating your system

You should back up your system before installation; you can use Time Machine.

Do not interrupt the installation process once you have started to update your system. You may experience unexpected results if you have third-party system software modications installed, or if you've modied the operating system through other means.

Choose Software Update from the Apple menu to check for the latest Apple software via the Internet, including this update.

If your computer is not up-to-date, other software updates available for your computer may appear, which you should install. When Software Updates states "Your software is up to date," you can be sure that all available updates have been installed.

Note that an update size may vary from computer to computer when installed using Software Update. Also, some updates must be installed prior to others, so you should run Software Update more than once to make sure you have all available updates.

You can manually download the update installer. This is a useful option when you need to update multiple computers but only want to download the update once. These versions of the standalone installers are available from Apple Support Downloads. [Note: this is my preferred method regardless of how many computers there are to update. See download link below. CM]

What's included?

• Improves compatibility with some Sierra Wireless 3G modems


• Addresses an issue in which some printer compatibility drivers might not appear properly in the Add Printer browser


• Addresses an issue that might cause DVD playback to stop unexpectedly


• Addresses an issue that might make it difficult to remove an item from the Dock


• Resolves an issue in which the Command-Option-T keyboard shortcut would sometimes bring up the special characters menu in applications such as Mail and TextEdit


• Addresses instances in which auto account setup in Mail might not work


• Resolves issues when sending mail with certain SMTP servers


• Addresses an issue in which Motion 4 could become unresponsive


• Includes an update to Adobe Flash Player plug-in version 10.0.32.18

For detailed information on this update, please visit this website:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3810

Download standalone updater:
http://support.apple.com/downloads/

For more information, visit:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/

Apple also released a Mac OS X Server v10.6.1 Update

The 10.6.1 update is recommended for all servers currently running Snow Leopard Server version 10.6 and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your server, as well as specific fixes for:

• reliability of services using Grand Central Dispatch
• duplicate serial number alerts on servers with multiple network interfaces

For detailed information about this update, please visit this website:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3811.

For information on the security content of this update, please visit:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

System Requirements
• Mac OS X 10.6 Server

For more information, visit:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL929

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