From: "Robert Comer" 

I'd never use the p2p networks to get patches of any kind, too much of a
security vulnerability itself, but I don't see why ISP's couldn't cache the
iso's.

Anyway, I don't think you'd have 100% (of PC's) downloading iso's every
month anyway, so I doubt if it would even have much of an impact on the
internet.

- Bob Comer


"Geo."  wrote in message news:4039e072{at}w3.nls.net...
> Yes and no. On the surface it would be but unless the iso download was
> allowed to be spread by p2p networks, ISP local download servers, etc. the
> load would probably be too much for the internet to handle if all windows
> users updated their CD's once a month when patch release date comes
around.
>
> Geo.
>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:40394fc8$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > But iso's would be.
> >
> > - Bob Comer
> >
> >
> > "Geo."  wrote in message
news:403948f1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > then it's obviously an unworkable solution for distributing security
> > > patches.
> > >
> > > Geo.
> > >
> > > "Tony Ingenoso" 
wrote in message
> > > news:40387b45{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > Order hundreds of thousands of CD's some time and see
how much lead
> time
> > > the duplicator gives you.   2-3 months from gold master to
> > > > users mailbox would be exceptional turnaround IMO.
> > > >
> > > > "Rich Gauszka" 
wrote in message
> > > news:40363e84$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > > As it's a start I can appeciate that. I'd
appreciate it even more
if
> > it
> > > was
> > > > > a bit more up-to-date.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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