, 2004-03-24
Let's face it - there is no way for dial-up users on any major operating system to keep their computers up-to-date and patched. OK, maybe "no way" is an exaggeration. How about, "a difficult, burdensome, time-consuming, very prone to failure way?"
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Security Patches by Modem? Forget it!
2004-03-25
Gerhard Rickert (1 replies)
Gerhard Rickert (1 replies)
Security Patches by Modem? 11.3 MB in 1.5 hrs is very doable, learn some math
2004-03-28
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anonymous (1 replies)
the internet"
Less than that about 5 or 6 minutes Windows
XP has messenger installed by default many
users forget to uninstall it from add/remove
if the user uses XP ICF firewall two ports are opened to the Internet. If the user
doesn't realize he is vunerable all the
effort to patch and configure is wasted.
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