From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FROM_WORDY, T_FILL_THIS_FORM_SHORT autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10ad19,e73b6c51e9a45636 X-Google-Attributes: gid10ad19,public X-Google-Thread: 10c949,e73b6c51e9a45636 X-Google-Attributes: gid10c949,public X-Google-Thread: 11390f,e73b6c51e9a45636 X-Google-Attributes: gid11390f,public X-Google-Thread: f8b34,e73b6c51e9a45636 X-Google-Attributes: gidf8b34,public X-Google-Thread: f645d,e73b6c51e9a45636 X-Google-Attributes: gidf645d,public X-Google-Thread: f8131,e73b6c51e9a45636 X-Google-Attributes: gidf8131,public X-Google-Thread: fb7f8,e73b6c51e9a45636 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb7f8,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,e73b6c51e9a45636 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-11-09 08:20:00 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!kibo.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!not-for-mail From: Bob Hoekstra Newsgroups: comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows,comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix,comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.apl,comp.lang.asm370,comp.lang.awk,comp.lang.basic.visual,comp.lang.basic.misc,comp.lang.basic.powerbasic,comp.lang.basic.realbasic Subject: Re: See this critical update for MS Windows Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2003 16:19:58 +0000 Organization: Hoekstra Systems Limited Message-ID: <3FAE692E.9090807@HoekstraSystems.ltd.uk> References: <20031108093313.191$BG@news.newsreader.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: mailgate.hoekstrasystems.ltd.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 1068394799 10876 62.49.194.126 (9 Nov 2003 16:19:59 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 16:19:59 +0000 (UTC) To: MT Head In-Reply-To: X-Accept-Language: en, en-us, fr-fr, ca User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; SunOS sun4u; en-US; rv:1.2.1) Gecko/20030313 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows:17858 comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix:366 comp.lang.ada:2283 comp.lang.apl:5311 comp.lang.asm370:4309 comp.lang.awk:276 comp.lang.basic.visual:800 comp.lang.basic.misc:8020 comp.lang.basic.powerbasic:1797 comp.lang.basic.realbasic:482 Date: 2003-11-09T16:19:58+00:00 List-Id: MT Head wrote: > Thus spake "Judson McClendon" : > > >>I hope everyone realizes that downloading and installing a patch like >>this from a newsgroup is like playing Russian roulette. Download all >>your Windows patches directly from Microsoft's Windows Update page. > > > No, it isn't like Russian roulette - in Russian roulette, you actually have > a chance of survival. M$ does not EVER post patches to newsgroups, or > email them either - period. This is the infamous "Swen" virus that we've > all heard about. Actually, if you're playing "classic" Russin Roulette, with a single bullet and 5 empty chambers and spinning the chamber between shots, your chances are pretty good as the chamber is more likely to stop spining before the bullet reaches the top position. Of course this changes if you hold the revolver upside down while spinning the chamber or if you don't spin between shots. IMHO, your particular chance of survival is a lot better if you remove MS products from your PC altogether. There are plenty of alternatives, just look for them. If you insist on spending some money, you could do worse than checking out http://www.sun.com/2003-1104/feature/?AssociateId=NEWS68 But whatever you do, please etop posting this kind of thing to comp.lang.apl - this is way, way off topic. -- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GO/! d- s++:+ a+ C++(++++) US++++$ UB++ U*++ P+++ L+++ E--- W+++ N++ w--- O- M+ V- PS+ PE+ Y+ PGP t+ 5++ X R* tv+ b+ DI++ D G e(*) h++/-- r+++ y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ ----------------------------------------------------- Bob Hoekstra: APL & Unix Consultant Telephone: +44 1483 771028 Mobile: +44 7710 562345 Email: Bob.Hoekstra@HoekstraSystems.ltd.uk -----------------------------------------------------