Re: Why no patch for the .wmf problem?
Microsoft has had this to say for about 5 days:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/912840.mspx
As for a "definate target", that would probably be poor security practice
unless the fix is available now.
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"Jim" <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I find the lack of direct communication from Microsoft and the lack of a
> definate target date for a patch to be unacceptable. How long has
> Microsoft
> known about the flaw? To expect users to wait until patch Teusday is also
> unacceptable.
>
> WHERE IS THE PATCH?
.
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