From: "Geo." 

"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
news:ql35ev8163c2rf6gic4ssdo6kuj7auqsll{at}4ax.com...

> I was thinking that the firewall would block all incoming traffic until
> the Windows install was properly patched.   To be more specific, I was
> thinking of my OpenBSD firewall providng the needed level of security
> until I could get Windows to the point where my system was not an open
> invitation to hackers.

A NAT device might work ok to get it patched without getting wormed.

> Yes, but I also have a problem with the current EULAs.  As such, I can no
> longer rely upon Microsoft to secure my Windows systems.  Read that last
> sentence again and think about it.

So have a 10 year old install the patches, they aren't legal age so
agreeing to the EULA is meaningless. Make sure you pay the 10 year old with
a check and now you have proof that you never agreed to the new EULA.

Geo.

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