full-disclosure - Patching networks redux

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Message-ID: <9B66BBD37D5DD411B8CE00508B69700F033F2DE4@pborolocal.rnib.org.uk>
From: John.Airey at rnib.org.uk (John.Airey@...b.org.uk)
Subject: Patching networks redux

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason [mailto:security@...enik.com]
> Sent: 31 July 2003 03:34
> To: full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com
> Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Patching networks redux
> 
>[snip]
> Please do not forget that the "experts" are not nearly as troubled by 
> this because the problem was largly mitigated by following best 
> practices. I suspect you too could be spending this time 
> appropriately 
> handling the problem cases and systems that required the 
> functionality 
> with a lot less worry and headache.
> 

Isn't it interesting that
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS
03-026.asp says that you can install this on either SP3 or SP4. So can Jason
please explain what best practices he refers to?

In the meantime, I've set my troll detector to orange (high).

- 
John Airey, BSc (Jt Hons), CNA, RHCE
Internet systems support officer, ITCSD, Royal National Institute of the
Blind,
Bakewell Road, Peterborough PE2 6XU,
Tel.: +44 (0) 1733 375299 Fax: +44 (0) 1733 370848 John.Airey@...b.org.uk 

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