, 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)
QUOTE: If AOL can blanket the entire world with free CDs for their dial-up service, Microsoft can do the same with something a bit more useful like a Security Update CD.
Thats right, we need more of these shiny, difficult to bio-degrade stuff all over the earth. I would rather users get infected with worms, viruses, trojans and all sorts of malware THAN to allow the earth to disintegrate any faster than it already is.
You get infected with some malware - the worst thing that could happen is you lose your data (okay, some of you may lose your jobs). But once the earth is occupied with landfills for all these shiny "update cds", the question then would be - "Which genius came up with this idea?" ~_~
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