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From: pauls at utdallas.edu (Paul Schmehl) Subject: MS should point windowsupdate.com to 127.0.0.1 --On Friday, August 15, 2003 08:25:08 AM -0700 David Hane <dlhane@...global.net> wrote: > I just finally started reading this thread. I wish I had read it earlier > but all the noise around this place has been driving me crazy. > > Anyway, I have 2 such machines on my network. My solution has been to > yank the ethernet cable . I know, minus points, but there are other ways > to get information to/from the machine. In cases where it is only > feasible to use the network I have trained the users to plug it in only > for the duration of the network session. Believe it ro not this has been > working great ever since my intern updated the machines and they were > down for 3 days. Now the users know what it's like to not have them > working and they're very helpful. > OK. Time for the resident experts to offer workable solutions for this man's problem. (I have one, but I'll let others post first.) > Actually this brings up an interesting idea. Has anyone ever actually > "broke" a machine on purpose as a way to show the users how good they > have it and how much trouble it would be for them if they don't > cooperate with network policies? Sure it's not ethical but it could be > quite effective? > Do that at UTD and you'll be looking for work. Paul Schmehl (pauls@...allas.edu) Adjunct Information Security Officer The University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu
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