Re: How to bypass blocked ports

From: Charles Newman (charlesnewman1_at_comcast.net.spammers.will.be.shot.on.sight)
Date: 01/05/05 

Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 15:04:58 -0800

"CyberDroog" <CyberDroog@ClockworkOrange.com> wrote in message
news:na0mt0dd7m4l3j3dh2ckr6lugpp4tqhoa4@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 11:53:12 -0800, "Charles Newman"
> <charlesnewman1@comcast.net.spammers.will.be.shot.on.sight> wrote:
>
> > The weather update, which is probably what
> >you are referring to, contacts Microsoft via
> >HTTP on port 80. That would be unusual that
> >anything at Microsoft would be blocked on
> >your network. Any network admin worth
> >their salt would not block ANYTHING
> >from Microsoft, because if he did, he would
> >be blocking all security updates from Windows
> >as well.
>
> I, and lots of admins I know, block Microsoft sites, especially the
Windows
> Update site. Security updates can be downloaded and placed on the local
> server.

   Wouldnt it be easier to just let your users download
security updates directly from Microsoft? It would
sure save you a lot of work if you did.

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