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to: Geo.
from: Rich
date: 2004-02-22 08:06:50
subject: Re: MS offers security update CD

From: "Rich" 

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   You repeatedly go off on these tirades about how it is very important =
for you to have fully patched CDs.  You stretch the truth in claiming =
that it is important for everyone.  You repeatedly neglect to = acknowledge
your ability to create your own CDs though you have been = told many times
how to do this.

Rich

  "Geo."  wrote in message =
news:40383aad$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  What it is is 1994 mentality in 2004. I don't know if you were on =
Canopus
  back in 1994 when I was explaining how Novells attitudes about =
supporting
  CD's was what motivated me to move to NT but now it's Microsoft who's
  attitudes are out of touch with what users are wanting.

  don't get me wrong, windows update has it's place and I believe it's a =
good
  idea, but there is still a large void not being filled. That void =
being iso
  downloads which make it easy for users to create hard copy of their
  important software. Not a problem for Linux, but like Novell in 1994,
  Microsoft seems to be missing the boat on this one.

  Ask the MSDN folks how popular iso format downloads are, they have the =
stats
  to prove what I'm saying is true.

  Geo.

  "Rich"  wrote in message news:4038175e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    It is what it is.  If you want to be current visit the free of =
charge
  http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com.

  Rich

    "Geo."  wrote in message =
news:403756d0$3{at}w3.nls.net...
    and as of today it includeds patches up to and including what date?

    Geo.

    "Rich"  wrote in message news:4035107e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
       It was released last November.  See
    http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1384301,00.asp for just one =
report of
    this.

    Rich

      "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
    news:4034ee6c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
      Let's see the Security Update CD is only for updates released =
through
      October 2003. Microsoft should call it the
      almost-secure-but-you-are-still-screwed update CD. I realize the =
CD
  can't
    be
      up to the minute - but it hasn't been released yet and it stops at
    October.




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   You
repeatedly go off on =
these tirades=20
about how it is very important for you to have fully patched CDs.  = You=20
stretch the truth in claiming that it is important for everyone.  = You=20
repeatedly neglect to acknowledge your ability to create your own CDs = though you=20
have been told many times how to do this.
 
Rich
 

  "Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
wrote=20
  in message news:40383aad$1{at}w3.nls.net...What=20
  it is is 1994 mentality in 2004. I don't know if you were on =
Canopusback=20
  in 1994 when I was explaining how Novells attitudes about =
supportingCD's=20
  was what motivated me to move to NT but now it's Microsoft =
who'sattitudes=20
  are out of touch with what users are wanting.don't get me =
wrong,=20
  windows update has it's place and I believe it's a goodidea, but =
there is=20
  still a large void not being filled. That void being isodownloads =
which=20
  make it easy for users to create hard copy of theirimportant =
software. Not=20
  a problem for Linux, but like Novell in 1994,Microsoft seems to be =
missing=20
  the boat on this one.Ask the MSDN folks how popular
iso format =

  downloads are, they have the statsto prove what I'm saying is=20
  true.Geo."Rich"
<{at}> wrote in message news:4038175e$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
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t.com.Rich =20
  "Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
=
wrote in=20
  message news:403756d0$3{at}w3.nls.net...=
 =20
  and as of today it includeds patches up to and including what=20
  date?  Geo. 
"Rich" <{at}> wrote in =
message news:4035107e$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
    =20
  It was released last November.  See  http://www.e" target="new">http://www.e=">http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1384301,00.asp">http://www.e=
week.com/article2/0,4149,1384301,00.asp=20
  for just one report of  this. =20
  Rich    "Rich
Gauszka" <gauszka{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:gauszka{at}hotmail.com">gauszka{at}hotmail.com>
wrote =
in=20
  message  news:4034ee6c$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
   =20
  Let's see the Security Update CD is only for updates released=20
  through    October 2003. Microsoft
should call it=20
  the   
almost-secure-but-you-are-still-screwed =
update CD. I=20
  realize the CDcan't 
be    up to the =
minute -=20
  but it hasn't been released yet and it stops at =20
 
October.

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