From: "Geo." 

Well lets see.. NT4 was released in 1996 right, it's not being dropped
until 2004 (maybe) so that's 8 years.. I'd guess 2008 for W2K then? I think
I have time .

Geo.

"Randall Parker"
 wrote in
message news:3fa75470{at}w3.nls.net...
> Geo,
>
> In what year will MS stop doing security patches for Win2k?
>
> On that day you are going to be between a rock and a hard place. Have
> you started planning your Linux migrations for then?
>
> Geo. wrote:
>
> >>You run XP on any servers? If not, why not?
>
> >
> > No. It's the licensing that's the problem.
> >
> > "Windows Server 2003 use rights are no longer triggered by Windows
> > Authenticated Services or Windows Server Services.  Instead, the use or
> > access by a user other than an anonymous Internet User OR other than the
use
> > of Windows solely as the platform of a server application will require
the
> > Windows (Authenticated) Processor License."
> >
> > so lets say I have a W2K web server with IIS, ASP,  and a third party
FTP
> > server running. I don't need CALs for each user who has a site on the
server
> > because I don't use the NT user database to authenticate anyone. With
2003,
> > that's no longer true, because ftp users have a login they are not
> > considered anonymouse internet users anymore.
> >
> > Got vasoline?
> >
> > Geo.
> >
> >
>

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