__/ [ Beve Stallmer ] on Saturday 12 August 2006 16:38 \__
> ray wrote:
>> On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 14:51:53 +0000, Philip wrote:
>>
>>> The MS insecurity architecture makes it hard enough for users to keep.
>>>
>>> Now the US government has to goad them into keeping up with stream of
>>> fixes.
>>>
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060811/tc_afp/usitinternetattacks_060811120323
>>
>> I read the article. I did not see any demand, only a suggestion, which is
>> a good one if you happen to persist with MS on your home computer.
A suggestion could be made to consider altenative platforms, rather than to
patch (or a combination thereof). It is evident that this patch Tuesday
won't be the last which includes critical updates.
> "However, it was unusual for the US government's anti-terrorism
> department to call on the public to seal a crack in Windows before
> attackers broke in."
>
> I can't believe everyone is falling for this.
Me neither.
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