Actually, "automatic updates" run pretty soon after the first time an internet connection is detected. Hell, even Windows XP with no service packs turns the firewall on by default, how can people be stupid enough to regulary disable it?:(((
Microsoft already uses the automatic updates (AU) service for windows update v5 users in order to deliver XPSP2. In the standard XP configuration, the QoS (quality of service) network service allows AU to consume 20% of the bandwith at maximum. Most users will not even realize that the SP (about 100MB) gets downloaded until it is ready for installation. And of course, if the connection is lost, the download will be resumed.
So, even if it takes a month to download, SP2 will finally be automatically delivered to XP-RTM and XP-SP1 users who have AU turned on (and those who have not are beyond help anyway).
If you would like to try it, visit http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com, say that you are a beta tester and install the v5 AU (warning: no uninstall possible!)
What I really like in Windows is the font system. It's simple. Drop a font into the fonts folder in control panel, and it will just work. And it looks good. Unix fonts are a pain in the eyes, and blurring them to death with font aliasing does not please my eyes either. In fact, bad looking fonts are the killer argument that _prevents_ me from running a Unix as my main OS.
After installing this release on my MSI K8T-Neo Board, I have no drivers for scanner, printer (LPT1 unsupported...), ISDN PCI Card, Wireless LAN card and many other things.
I spent nights searching and begging for drivers. Thank you Microsoft for bringing this truly Linux user feeling to the Windows platform.
As this one clearly shows, Linux is not immune to exploits (surprising news, isn't it?) But in most cases, the exploits comes some weeks after the bug has been published in the public, so there is some time to patch.
While surely not being a Microsoft fan, Microsoft has understood this and has made solutions available for patch management like the SUS server. It enables you to store patches on a central server (so they do not need to be downloaded a hundred times...) and specify which updates to approve for distribution.
And for the paranoid of you, clients do not need to have any Internet access, so please spare me the usual "Microsoft is spying on us" screams.
On the Linux front, Debian has a system, SuSE has another (which is a GUI application *cough*), RedHat charges you for patch manegement etc.
As we all know, the earth will be demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass. And we don't have to worry, since there will be loads of strange fun afterwards anyway.
...support.microsoft.com has the same problem (which really pisses me off, since you have to use this site about once every hour if you have to support your windows clients;( )
As a native German speaker, I wonder why so many people "borrow" words from the German language these days. Yes, we had the same thing for years (You do not have to know a single German word to understand a teenager from Germany if you speak English nowadays), but what's the point about using German words? Does it really sound that cool to non-Germans?
Where is your problem? If you cannot secure your SMTP server against third-party relaying, that's your problem. Any if you are tired of getting SPAM, try the filters in the subject line (even just tagging the messages is sometimes enough...). Since I have a SpamCop account, which uses some of these filters, no piece of SPAM ever got through to my mailbox (and even some mailbombing was stopped;)
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It just smells funny.
I just thought that Debian Sarge was released and was already ordering a church service to thank god at last!
if Half-Live 2 was Open Sour.... hey, wait a minute!
Actually, "automatic updates" run pretty soon after the first time an internet connection is detected. Hell, even Windows XP with no service packs turns the firewall on by default, how can people be stupid enough to regulary disable it? :(((
(What I want to see)
> is the list of bugs they've *introduced*.
Sorry, you'll have to wait until SP3 for that.
There were only 3 people in the presentation, and I soon realized why :-(
Microsoft already uses the automatic updates (AU) service for windows update v5 users in order to deliver XPSP2. In the standard XP configuration, the QoS (quality of service) network service allows AU to consume 20% of the bandwith at maximum. Most users will not even realize that the SP (about 100MB) gets downloaded until it is ready for installation. And of course, if the connection is lost, the download will be resumed.
So, even if it takes a month to download, SP2 will finally be automatically delivered to XP-RTM and XP-SP1 users who have AU turned on (and those who have not are beyond help anyway).
If you would like to try it, visit http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com, say that you are a beta tester and install the v5 AU (warning: no uninstall possible!)
it's still limited to 640kB, after 10 years!
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They should have bought Apple's servers. Lots of big macintoshs. Miam.
What I really like in Windows is the font system. It's simple. Drop a font into the fonts folder in control panel, and it will just work. And it looks good. Unix fonts are a pain in the eyes, and blurring them to death with font aliasing does not please my eyes either. In fact, bad looking fonts are the killer argument that _prevents_ me from running a Unix as my main OS.
Are these ladies inflatable, too? :)
Also included are executables for Windows & Linux AMD64 versions!
After installing this release on my MSI K8T-Neo Board, I have no drivers for scanner, printer (LPT1 unsupported...), ISDN PCI Card, Wireless LAN card and many other things.
I spent nights searching and begging for drivers. Thank you Microsoft for bringing this truly Linux user feeling to the Windows platform.
...that this is the first planned and executed suicide of a software company apart from the .com era...
While surely not being a Microsoft fan, Microsoft has understood this and has made solutions available for patch management like the SUS server. It enables you to store patches on a central server (so they do not need to be downloaded a hundred times...) and specify which updates to approve for distribution.
And for the paranoid of you, clients do not need to have any Internet access, so please spare me the usual "Microsoft is spying on us" screams.
On the Linux front, Debian has a system, SuSE has another (which is a GUI application *cough*), RedHat charges you for patch manegement etc.
...and then you'll know how deadly and horrible Darmstadt really is.
What about gay geeks?
Wow, I am impressed... the first two gopher servers slashdotted!
Before you don't even have a clue WHAT EXACTLY you want to program...
As we all know, the earth will be demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass. And we don't have to worry, since there will be loads of strange fun afterwards anyway.
...support.microsoft.com has the same problem (which really pisses me off, since you have to use this site about once every hour if you have to support your windows clients ;( )
As a native German speaker, I wonder why so many people "borrow" words from the German language these days. Yes, we had the same thing for years (You do not have to know a single German word to understand a teenager from Germany if you speak English nowadays), but what's the point about using German words? Does it really sound that cool to non-Germans?
Ok, got it:
http://crl.verisign.com
Now which one do I have to pull?
I am desperately making my way through the Verisign website, but I cannot find the CRLs. Where are they?
Thanks for the help,
Andreas Buschka
Where is your problem? If you cannot secure your SMTP server against third-party relaying, that's your problem. Any if you are tired of getting SPAM, try the filters in the subject line (even just tagging the messages is sometimes enough...). Since I have a SpamCop account, which uses some of these filters, no piece of SPAM ever got through to my mailbox (and even some mailbombing was stopped ;)