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Re: Is there anything that actually gets users to fix their computers?

From: Daniel Karrenberg <daniel.karrenberg () ripe net>
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 10:21:00 +0200


On 03.10 04:12, Sean Donelan wrote:


Short of turning off their network access, why won't users fix
their computers when the computer is infected or needs a patch?


Hey, it's working!  If it ain't broken .... 

Related question for network engineers: When did you have your last
medical check-up?  To what extent do you follow your physician's
recommendations? 

Daniel

Current thread:

Is there anything that actually gets users to fix their computers? Sean Donelan (Oct 03)
- Re: Is there anything that actually gets users to fix their computers? Daniel Karrenberg (Oct 03)
  - Re: Is there anything that actually gets users to fix their computers? Erik-Jan Bos (Oct 03)
    - Re: Is there anything that actually gets users to fix their computers? Daniel Karrenberg (Oct 03)
    - RE: Is there anything that actually gets users to fix their computers? Terry Baranski (Oct 03)
    - Re: Is there anything that actually gets users to fix their computers? Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. (Oct 03)
    - RE: Is there anything that actually gets users to fix their computers? Kee Hinckley (Oct 04)
    - Re: Is there anything that actually gets users to fix their computers? Suresh Ramasubramanian (Oct 04)
    - Re: Is there anything that actually gets users to fix their computers? Kee Hinckley (Oct 04)
    - Re: Is there anything that actually gets users to fix their computers? Suresh Ramasubramanian (Oct 04)
    - Security v. Privacy (was Re: Is there anything that actually gets users to fix their computers?) Sean Donelan (Oct 05)
    - Re: Security v. Privacy (was Re: Is there anything that actually gets users to fix their computers?) Suresh Ramasubramanian (Oct 05)

(Thread continues...)