Re: "August 2002 Cumulative Update For Internet Explorer (Q323759)" & IE6 SP1

[Dave English <listsub () turnpike com>]

In message <OE4343aLttOQpIvOBVt00010a47 () hotmail com>, Carl R Diliberto 
<cdiliberto () hotmail com> writes
> Did anyone else see "August 2002 Cumulative Update For Internet Explorer
> (Q323759)"  appear on the MS Website at
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/default.asp and then
> disappear too?

Nice one!

Google saw it:

<URL:http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:vAivTSuduOcC:www.microsoft.com/
windows/ie/downloads/critical/default.asp+Q323759&hl=en&ie=UTF-8>

= August 2002, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (Q323759)
=
=August 2002, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (Q323759)
=eliminates all previously addressed security vulnerabilities affecting
=Internet Explorer, well as additional newly discovered vulnerabilities. 
This
=update includes the functionality of all previously released patches.
=Download now to continue keeping your computer secure.
=
= May 2002: Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (Q321232)
=
=This update eliminates all previously addressed security 
vulnerabilities, =as well as any newly discovered vulnerabilities 
affecting Internet Explorer. =Download now to protect your computer from 
these vulnerabilities.

But:

<URL:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/q323759ie/def
ault.asp>

gives a 404.

MS Search reveals:

=Search Results
=
=------------------------------------------------------------------------
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=for "Q323759" using All words
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=
=1 to 2 of 2 results
=
=1.     Maintain Security with Windows XP
=
= http:// www.microsoft.com / WindowsXP / security / default.asp
=
= Summary: Get the information you need to keep your computer and data 
=secure.
=
= Category =  Product Information: WindowsXP
=
=2.     Maintain Security with Windows XP
=
= http:// www.microsoft.com / windowsxp / security /
=
= Summary: Get the information you need to keep your computer and data 
=secure.
=
= Category =  Product Information: windowsxp

> I also got emails regarding Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 becoming available but
> can find no information on this?

I suppose it is not that unusual to have race conditions between your 
releases & your patches ;-)
--
Dave English,
Client Software Development, Thus PLC,
Dorking Business Park, DORKING, Surrey, UK. RH4 1HJ
                                http://www.thus.net

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