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Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows
From: Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 13:40:01 -0400 (EDT)
On Mon, 8 Sep 2003, Ray Wong wrote:
I seem to be repeating myself a lot: The problem is not technical; hence the solution is not technical either. Now, other than being a poor attempt to pass the buck, how does this help us as network operators (and similar IT professionals) in fixing the problem?
If infected users have an offline method for obtaining patches, then we don't need to figure out a way to keep their buggy, infected computers connected to the network long enough to download the patches. This is one reason why universities are distributing thousands of CDs with the fixes to their students.
Current thread:
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Michael . Dillon (Sep 08)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Valdis . Kletnieks (Sep 08)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Niels Bakker (Sep 08)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Ray Wong (Sep 08)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Niels Bakker (Sep 08)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Sean Donelan (Sep 08)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Ray Wong (Sep 08)
- "Free" cleaning tools for worms Sean Donelan (Sep 08)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Jack Bates (Sep 08)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Petri Helenius (Sep 09)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Jack Bates (Sep 09)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Petri Helenius (Sep 09)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Ray Wong (Sep 08)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Michael . Dillon (Sep 09)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Petri Helenius (Sep 09)