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=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20 autolearn=ham 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: 103376,e73b6c51e9a45636 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: fb7f8,e73b6c51e9a45636 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb7f8,public X-Google-Thread: f8b34,e73b6c51e9a45636 X-Google-Attributes: gidf8b34,public X-Google-Thread: f8131,e73b6c51e9a45636 X-Google-Attributes: gidf8131,public X-Google-Thread: f645d,e73b6c51e9a45636 X-Google-Attributes: gidf645d,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-11-08 22:57:53 PST 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 From: MT Head References: <20031108093313.191$BG@news.newsreader.com> Message-ID: Followup-To: comp.lang.basic.visual User-Agent: Xnews/5.04.25 Organization: Voicenet Communications X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 63.205.46.152 X-Complaints-To: abuse@voicenet.com NNTP-Posting-Host: nntp.voicenet.com Date: 9 Nov 2003 01:56:23 -0500 Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newshosting.com!news-xfer1.atl.newshosting.com!diablo.voicenet.com!diablo2.voicenet.com!nntp.voicenet.com!not-for-mail Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows:17854 comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix:364 comp.lang.ada:2272 comp.lang.apl:5310 comp.lang.asm370:4308 comp.lang.awk:275 comp.lang.basic.visual:794 comp.lang.basic.misc:8018 comp.lang.basic.powerbasic:1796 comp.lang.basic.realbasic:481 Date: 2003-11-09T01:56:23-05:00 List-Id: Thus spake "Judson McClendon" : > I hope everyone realizes that downloading and installing a patch like > this from a newsgroup is like playing Russian roulette. Download all > your Windows patches directly from Microsoft's Windows Update page. No, it isn't like Russian roulette - in Russian roulette, you actually have a chance of survival. M$ does not EVER post patches to newsgroups, or email them either - period. This is the infamous "Swen" virus that we've all heard about.