wentlanc
You Can't Fix Dumb..
join:2003-07-30
Maineville, OH | Should have done it from the start... They should have locked it down sufficiently from the start. But they got hit anyway. And instead of being proactive, they have been reactive for years. I don't think they will recover from the bad PR.
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
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| Re: Should have done it from the start... said by wentlanc  :
They should have locked it down sufficiently from the start.
Microsoft did just that with Windows Server 2003. You have to explicitly enable each Internet-related service. The only thing I don't like is that you still need to reboot the OS after doing certain patches. That kind of downtime is unacceptable in a production environment. Oh well, serves you right for going with such an OS.
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richk_1957
If ..Then..Else
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join:2001-04-11
Minas Tirith
| Re: Should have done it from the start... I've checked out a lot of the things available for 2003 Server and for a lot of things you don't need a reboot, just the major changes.
I remember with 9.x & NT if you even looked at the stupid thing the wrong way, it would ask for a reboot.
Never tried WinME
W2K was much better
And if you do something in XP that requires a reboot, chances 2003 server will require it also. In every one of the MS classes I've taken I've been told that XP-Pro is the workstation version of 2003 server | |
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Pz_
join:2001-03-31
Brownsburg, IN
clubs: | Re: Should have done it from the start... You aren't even kidding. I remember with 9x that if you even opened the network folder...and then left (without doing anything) it asked you to reboot.
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| wentlanc
You Can't Fix Dumb..
join:2003-07-30
Maineville, OH | What about Win2k, which will be supported until 2005??
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JimF
join:2003-06-15
Allentown, PA
| I just found out that Firefox 0.9 doesn't allow some sites through the pop-up blocker, even though they are on the allowed list. This is not exactly a fatal flaw, but when you add in the web sites (relatively few) that don't display properly, most people will stick with IE. Why trade a headache for an upset stomach? I don't think Bill needs to worry about his stock price too much. | |
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join:2003-05-19
San Luis Obispo, CA
| Re: Should have done it from the start... i just downloaded Firefox 0.9.1 yesterday(7/3/04), and have yet to see it hiccup at all. Great beta release, can't wait for 1.0 to come out. Too bad the masses out there don't know what a sweet browser Firefox is-much better then Netscape7 by far. Currently I use Netscape6 to avoid the nefarious problems that IE6 offers. And, no, I don't want to lock down my browser to the point where text is the only option.
Just my 10 cents worth...
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