OK, here's something interesting, and I wonder if XP does the same thing. I remember back in my days at Akamai I found (by sniffing my network connection) that W2K would phone home before the login screen even popped up, but this is a little twist on that I think.
I booted my W2K PC this morning with the LAN connection disabled. Now I realize that in a networking environment, the system has to connect to the domain controller in order to authenticate the user. However, when the OS came online, Windows Update reported that a new security update was available. It's nice to know that Windows phones home without me telling it that it can. I'm curious to know how often newer versions of Windows phone home. I also find it interesting that it seems the only way to disable the network connection completely (once you've configured it), is to unplug the cable or un-configure it. It makes one appreciate Linux that much more. PGA -- The information contained in this e-mail message is confidential, intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul G. Allen Software Engineer BSIT/SE Quake Global, Inc. 858-277-7290 x285 -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
