RE: windows update / patch release order

["Hagen, Eric" <ehagen () DenverNewspaperAgency com>]

As far as I'm aware, they hit WindowsUpdate as soon as they're complete.
They do not do public testing so you won't see public "early releases" of
their patches like you may with some open source software.

Eric

-----Original Message-----
From: me null [mailto:me_null () hotmail com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 1:55 PM
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: windows update / patch release order


hello i was wondering what the release order is for patches. is it as soon 
as a patch is made *poof* its on windowsupdate.com or what, are thay 
released on technet first in pieces than a service pack on 
windowsupdate.com? id just like to be sure that im getting all the patches i

need ASAP - ty - me

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