Windows Update (again) unavailable for non Internet Explorer users

From: Daniel Dočekal (daniel@POOH.CZ)
Date: 02/09/03

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From: Daniel Dočekal <daniel@POOH.CZ>
To: NTBUGTRAQ@LISTSERV.NTBUGTRAQ.COM

    Windows Update, the ONLY source for security updates, fixes and other
    important files is AGAIN available only for Internet Explorer users -
    netscape, opera and any others are locked out and urged to either
    upgrade to Internet Explorer or use Microsoft download.

    Microsoft Download is unfortunately useless, some six month ago flow of
    security updates, fixes and other important files to Microsoft Download
    stopped.

    This is hard to believe policy made by Microsoft management - why should
    someone be forced to use Internet Explorer when in need of, let say,
    operating system security update?

    This is even bigger faux pas than recent media buzz about Opera being
    serverd with invalid style ***.

    Cheers
    Daniel

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