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From: jeremiah at nur.net (Jeremiah Cornelius)
Subject: windowsupdate

> [Observation stolen from nanog.]
>
>    Windows Update uses ActiveX Controls and active scripting to display
>    content correctly and to determine which updates apply to your
computer.
>
>    To view and download updates for your computer, your Internet Explorer
>    security settings must meet the following requirements:
>      * Security must be set to medium or lower
>      * Active scripting must be set to enabled
>      * The download and initialization of ActiveX Controls must be set to
>        enabled
>
> What the hell are you people thinking?!
>
> _H*

Hey!  You DO still exist!  How's life after 'retirement'?

I owe you many thanks - so here's one of them.

Jeremiah Cornelius