Re: [Asrg] [IP] do-not-email list canned

["George Ou" <george_ou at netzero.com>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Kyme" <jrk at merseymail.com>
To: "ASRG" <asrg at ietf.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Asrg] [IP] do-not-email list canned


> > Actually, Windows XP SP2 (due out in a few months) will solve most of
> > these
> > problems when everyone installs it.
>
> I'm sure you're right. But come that glorious day we'll be far to busy
> messing around with our jet-packs and rocket-cars.

I thought this is suppose to be a serious forum with serious debate.  Worst
yet, it wasn't even that funny.

I realize that people are notoriously lazy in applying patches, but
realistically we should expect to see the majority of WinXP computers in the
world to be running SP2 within 1 year.  Actually, one of the best things
I've seen accellerate this was a DSL provider.  SBC here in the Sillicon
Valley had actually implemented an automated worm detection and quaranteen
mechanism.  I made the mistake over a year ago of trying to perform a
security audit on my work network from home via DSL.  The ISP instantly
locked me out and redirected me to a patching center because my
vulnerability assessment tool triggered SBC's IDS.  I was both bumbed and
pleasantly surprised.  I hope all ISPs implement this, and it may come to
that some day.


George Ou


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