"Joe Heaton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 02/29/2008 12:18:28 PM:
> How do you guys handle Microsoft updates that don't seem to > affect you? For instance, the WebDAV patch recently. I was > looking at the KB and security bulletin, didn't know what > WebDAV was, so Googled it, looked at the wikipedia entry, went > to ask our web developer about it, and he didn't know what > WebDAV was, so I'm guessing we're not using it here. So should > I still install the update, or is it not needed? If you are not going to disable it, you should patch it. WebDAV is a file transfer protocol, similar to FTP - the client is built into Windows Explorer. You might have users or applications using it to access things that neither you nor they are aware of. I would patch it... Eric Eskam =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The contents of this message are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the U.S. Government "The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange protein; it rejects it." - P. B. Medawar ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
