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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:jochemd@;oli.tudelft.nl]
> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 8:46 AM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: Re: [Fwd: S-02-104: Microsoft: MS02-062 Cumulative Patch for
> IIS]
>
>
> Robertson-Ravo, Neil (REC) wrote:
>
> > Start > Windows Update or Tools > Windows Update from IE.
> >
> > You can then download all the necessary updates and the Critical
> > Update notification package which will run in your system tray. It can
> > download and alert you of all the latest patches and fixes for the
> > Windows platform..
>
>
> Not for the Windows platform, just for Microsoft software, for the
> Windows platform you run the notification tool on. And then only when
> the patch comes out, not when the problem is made public (there can be
> several months in between).
> On a server, an icon in the systray is not very usefull, and on a
> client, you might miss updates that are specific for the server. All
> together, this feature is more for the home user as for a sys admin.
>
>
> And for the people on the bottom on the food chain it is important that
> CERT has some respectability. It is nice to be able to say "but CERT
> didn't send out a warning" when everything goes to hell and you need to
> cover your ***.
>
> Jochem
>
>
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