Re: REVISION NEEDED Re: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-023 - 823559
From: B. Goodman (no_at_spam.org)
Date: 07/11/03
- Next message: B. Goodman: "Re: 128bit SSL"
- Previous message: Ricardo Pistarino: "Events in security events - www0.up.snet... Virus? Trojan? what the h...?"
- In reply to: Gary Flynn: "Re: REVISION NEEDED Re: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-023 - 823559"
- Next in thread: Robert Kenny: "Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-023 - 823559"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ]
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:15:50 -0400
In article <3F0D7196.3000905@jmu.edu>, flynngn@jmu.edu says...
>
>
> B. Goodman wrote:
>
> > This article specifically references "Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server;
> > Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition" alone among the
> > flavors of NT 4. It also says that "Previous versions are no longer
> > supported". Hey, have you forgotten NT 4 Workstation???
> >
> > The patch link for "NT 4 Server" goes to a download page
> > (http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8849D376-D7C1-
> > 4040-BC83-FEA67AE57F5F&displaylang=en) that lists:
> >
> > System Requirements
> > Supported Operating Systems: Windows NT
> > Windows NT Workstation 4.0
> > Windows NT Server 4.0
> > Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition 4.0
>
> That is odd. I was under the impression that support for
> NT Workstation was dropped as of June 30 and that the
> information on the patch page was correct regarding
> unsupported operating systems not being tested for
> the defect or tested with the patch.
>
>
>
>
Well, support was officially dropped as of June 30, 2003, but the
download location still lists NT Workstation 4.0. So, either they DID
test it, and chose to leave it out of the security bulletin, or they DID
NOT test it and erroneously included it in the download information.
They should be able to make the bulletin and its download page
consistent.
Frankly, I will probably operate under the assumption that any security
hotfix for NT 4 Server will probably be just fine on NT 4 Workstation.
Obviously, I will do my own testing, but I think there are VERY FEW
differences between Server and Workstation, license fees aside.
- Next message: B. Goodman: "Re: 128bit SSL"
- Previous message: Ricardo Pistarino: "Events in security events - www0.up.snet... Virus? Trojan? what the h...?"
- In reply to: Gary Flynn: "Re: REVISION NEEDED Re: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-023 - 823559"
- Next in thread: Robert Kenny: "Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-023 - 823559"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ]
Relevant Pages
|
