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Microsoft Refuses To Fix NT 4.0 Exploit

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the no-visible-means-of-support dept.

shmigget writes "The Register is reporting that Microsoft is throwing in the towel as far as NT 4 is concerned on the latest security flaw to affect Windows 2000, XP, and NT 4. They quote Microsoft as saying 'The architectural limitations of Windows NT 4.0 do not support the changes that would be required to remove this vulnerability.'" There still is a workaround for NT 4.0. Instead of patching the problem, it's advised to firewall off port 135 on an affected machine.

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  1. Re:How much by G+Money · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You're kidding, right? The clients I work with are predominantly NT based because the of the license/security issues surrounding Microsoft and they don't want to be lead deeper into the licensing pit that is Microsoft. Granted, NT is very old, but if you have to pay that much for an NT server license, you're going to want to get your moneys worth for it (if that's at all possible).

  2. Re:No surprise by MyPantsAreOnFire! · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Very true. I agree that all products have their lifecycles, and NT 4 is most definitely near the end of its cycle.

    However, support for NT4 is dropped on June 30th, NOT March 26th. They should still support their products with something better than a half-assed work around.

    How can we trust that Win 2003 support will end 4 years after its release, and not when they come across a "really difficult" problem that may require some thought and work?

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