On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 12:13:52 +1000 Stephen K�hn disseminated the following:
> > More on the complete stupidity of SP2 for XP: > > > > http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,117380,00.asp > > > > ...and yeah, Stephen, it's this kind of crap what pays them bills, eh? > > As usual, Microsoft puts out a product that is already broken. And I'm > sure a slew of patches are in the making as we speak. > > I'm still surprised that a vast majority of the public even bothers with > Microsoft products and it�s high maintenance scheme - then again, I > shouldn't whinge about it because I do need the money. This is my fav part: "Microsoft admits that, in some cases, malicious code could indeed switch the firewall off. However, this isn't so much a flaw as a limitation on the role firewalls should play in a company's security system, according to Microsoft. What??!! "If malicious code makes it past the firewall, it is the role of anti-virus software to protect the machine, Overton adds. Likewise, it is not the firewall's place to stop malicious code from sending outbound packets--..." So what the fsck is it good for??!! LOL! Nice way to pass the buck *and* pay lip service to security at the same time! BTW, just had a client that had Norton 2004, fully updated, found no viruses. AVG? Found *nine* of them. So, keep it up MS and Norton! I made 700 bucks this week! -- JoeHill RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 23:25:03 up 9 days, 23:07, 8 users, load average: 1.60, 1.63, 1.56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "If I said yes, that would then suggest that that might be the only place where it might be done which would not be accurate ... necessarily accurate ... it might also not be inaccurate, but I mean ... I'm disinclined to mislead anyone." -- Donald Rumsfeld
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