From: "Geo" 

Not only that but because the windowsupdate servers are on the internet and
do accept at least Windowsupdate incoming connections there is always the
chance they could get rooted like some of the linux distro servers have
been. (we've already seen codered walk past a firewall on port 80 and root
thousands of IIS machines)

Geo.

"Ellen K."  wrote in message
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> I mean the latter but I'm a belt-and-suspenders person.   (As could be
> noted from my reply to your recent question about separate user names
> and passwords everywhere.)   The tech that's doing the Windows Update on
> a box might decide to check his webmail, open one with a link, click on
> it...
>

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