Re: Microsoft change in policy regarding sus-server

From: Hayes, Ian (ihayes_at_BHSOFTWARE.COM)
Date: 09/18/03

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    Date:         Thu, 18 Sep 2003 10:31:07 -0400
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    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Mark Schrijen [mailto:mark.schrijen@CCO.NL]
    > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 10:06 AM
    > To: NTBUGTRAQ@LISTSERV.NTBUGTRAQ.COM
    > Subject: Microsoft change in policy regarding sus-server
    >
    >
    > Our company firewall reported that a 500 Mb+ downloaded occured last
    > night.
    > Of course my curiousity was raised and LO & Behold our SUS server
    > suddenly contained the service packs 1a for XP & servicepack 4 for
    > Win2k.
    > As we have both Dutch & English clients we got both language versions,
    > bringing it to the aforementioned size of the download.
    > Anyways, I wasn't noticed by M$ in advance they were changing their
    > policy. As the servicepacks size has an impact on the available
    > diskspace, it would have been nice.
    >
    > But for those peeps using sus & haven't run their updates: brace
    > yourselves

    I just checked my SUSadmin page, and here's the annoucement:

    Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS) now provides Windows service packs
    (SPs), in addition to critical and security updates.SUS will deliver Windows
    XP SP1, Windows 2000 SP4, and all future service packs for Windows 2000,
    Windows XP, and the Windows Server(tm) 2003 family of products.

    Would be awfully nice for MS to let us know when they're going to
    arbitrarily change something that has a direct effect on my server, and at
    least give us an option to not do this. I already have Win2kSP4 network
    install and don't need XP SP1a as I don't have any XP clients... Good gravy,
    it's fortunate that we only use English at this company. A couple of locales
    could put a serious gimp on a server's space and your bandwidth. 

    --
Ian Hayes
Network Manager- Bloodhound, Inc.
(919) 313-1641
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