RE: MS should point windowsupdate.com to 127.0.0.1

[Tobias Oetiker <oetiker () ee ethz ch>]

Yesterday Schmehl, Paul L wrote:

> > > Because the local techs have no clue, it will
> > > take the affected companies ages to get back on the net.
> >
> > Which is perfect actually as it points out all the
> > stupid admins who get paid a lot of cash but really
> > sit around all day with their finger up their noses.
>
> I just curious how you geniuses would solve this problem.  You have a
> multi-six figure scientific instrument, which is only manufactured by
> one vendor in the entire world.  Your research department depends upon
> that instrument to do research for which they are being funded
> handsomely by grants and expected to produce results.
>
> There's only one problem.  The instrument requires that you run Windows
> 2000 Server with IIS, and the vendor requires that you not apply *any*
> patches post SP2.  The government certifies the equipment at a certain
> patch level, and if the equipment is patched then the certification no
> longer applies, the research is no longer funded and you are now staring
> a six figure boat anchor.
>
> Given that scenario, please apply your scintillating logic to the
> problem of patching this machine to protect it against threats that were
> discovered *after* SP2.

In the paragraph before you say, that there are not to be applied
*any* patches ... so how comes now you want to patch it ?

* If no patches are to be applied then all is well, you don't care
  about windowsupdate working or not.

* If patches are to be applied, I assume the vendor would certify
  the one which makes patching possible as well.

cheers
tobi

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