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Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows
From: Roland Perry <nanog () internetpolicyagency com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 11:50:10 -0400
In article <1061823669.17113.3.camel () aiden noc adelphia net>, Paul A. Bradford <paul.bradford () adelphia com> writes
Hmm, and how would you protect the remote controlled MS firewall software from: 1. Vulnerabilities itself since MS is building it? 2. the "remote control" being hijacked by someone besides MS? 2a. Hey I'd love to be able to shut folks that were killing my network off until they update, but is it my right?
It's not that different from (my perception of) the current technology used for XP Activation. Presumably an unactivated XP ise prevented from accessing the Internet (as well as being prevented from doing all the other normal user things), but is still capable of accessing the activation server. And is the mechanism of a hypothetical remote de- activation very far from what I was suggesting (maybe as a sort of "ask the activation server for permission" at regular intervals)? Are there any "XP activation" exploits yet? -- Roland Perry
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- Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Sean Donelan (Aug 25)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Jack Bates (Aug 25)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Valdis . Kletnieks (Aug 25)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Roland Perry (Aug 25)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Paul A. Bradford (Aug 25)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Jack Bates (Aug 25)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Roland Perry (Aug 25)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Roland Perry (Aug 25)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Stephen J. Wilcox (Aug 25)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Roland Perry (Aug 25)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Omachonu Ogali (Aug 25)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Robbie Foust (Aug 25)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Omachonu Ogali (Aug 25)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Jack Bates (Aug 25)
- Re: Microsoft distributes free CDs in Japan to patch Windows Jack Bates (Aug 25)
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