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Message-ID: <128310000.1060968274@utd49554.utdallas.edu>
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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