__/ [ BearItAll ] on Friday 18 August 2006 08:59 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Patch Tuesday Fallout Continues
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>> | Meanwhile, given Microsoft's need to give priority to the MS06-040
>> | patch (due to imminent hacks and attacks), Microsoft postponed
>> | distributing a number of its other "critical" patches, a fact about
>> | which many small businesses and home users may still be unaware.
>> `----
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,1995,2004969,00.asp?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
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>> * That's very bad.
>>
>> * Item also mentions the critical Vista patches and the browser crahses
>> that are a result of buggy patches.
>
> I don't see a problem there. MS are holding back some patches in order to
> distribute a more critical one.
As Mary insinuated, it was probably worth telling small businesses and home
users that the coverage was incomplete. E.g. "As far as we know _at this
moment_, you are not fully protected". In fact, Microsoft is notorious for
putting many impending fixes 'on the shelf'. Until some security consultant
gets tired with their attitude and publishes some vulnerability details, or
even an exploit...
> When you concider the number of computers involved and the amount of
> Internet traffic, MS have to be carefull not to be greedy with the traffic
> so will save some for next time.
Perhaps they should have changed their distribution pipelines for betas of
Vista. At the time, the Internet was said to have slown down. Honest.
> I think that is a reasonable thing to do.
>
> But also because of some patch problems maybe they are just taking a step
> back to recheck the work before it comes out.
>
> Oh heck, I sound like an MS advocate now. Never mind, I'll say something
> insulting about them later today.
*LOL*
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