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Microsoft Releases Windows Server 2003 SP1

Posted by Zonk on from the pack-your-services dept.

Masq666 writes "Microsoft has wrapped up development on the first major update to its Windows Server 2003 operating system and released it for download, The company said that Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 is currently available for download via Microsoft's site and will soon start showing up on new servers. Among the primary benefits of the free update is the inclusion of security enhancements similar to those added to Windows XP with last year's Service Pack 2. News.com.com has more details and commentary."

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  1. heh by Enjoi · · Score: 1, Funny

    £10 says it has a major security vunerability found in it within the first week of release.

    1. Re:heh by AKAImBatman · · Score: 3, Funny

      And not even Billy Gates would bet against it, he's too good a businessman for that.

      Pfff! As if! Bill Gates would take your bet, then he'd make sure that copies of SP1 stay out of the hands of the most common bug reporters, that tech support convienently "loses" any reports that do come in, and he'd send CERT on an all expenses paid (and tax deductable!) vacation for doing such a good job.

      Then he'd collect his 10 pounds, and make a fortune off of advertising that 2003 is more secure than ever!

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  2. Re: Microsoft Releases Windows Server 2003 SP1 by dolo666 · · Score: 3, Funny

    First new and improved script-kiddie exploits available in 3...2..1...

  3. Fire in the hole! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Servers set to auto crash!

  4. One more SP to go to make it worth installing... by Metroid72 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I say wait until SP2.

  5. Re:I am not a Win S2K3 admin, but by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I dont think so. Anyone putting a windows server on the internet without a hardware firewall deserves what they get.

    I don't think so. Anyone posting inflamatory crap on /. without the proper karma deserves what they get.

  6. Re:I am not a Win S2K3 admin, but by Zebra_X · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, but it doesn't work very well in an envronment with more than one IP address.

  7. LAND attack? by maztuhblastah · · Score: 2, Funny

    Anyone know if it's still vulnerable to the old LAND attack?

    -maztuh

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  8. Re:Brilliant idea by Patrick+Mannion · · Score: 1, Funny

    At least it wasn't PUSSY!

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  9. Re:Free update ? by operagost · · Score: 2, Funny

    If you bought licenses through a volume-licensing agreement, you may be able to at least get your vendor to look up your authorization codes.

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  10. Early Adopters get busy by thilde · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ok Microserfs

    Times a waste'n
    Install that service pack so we can get past the debugging phase and to the part where I might consider applying this thing to my servers.