Re: SQL Server 120 Trial

From: Bill Baker (bill_baker@agilent.com)
Date: 01/27/03 

From: "Bill Baker" <bill_baker@agilent.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 14:09:19 -0800

This is not contributing to a solution but to give
something to think about. I am working for a division that
is going out of business but has asked that I port some
software from an Informix based product to SQL Server
before giving it to the 3rd party that is getting that
part of the business. I installed the eval copy last
December with the idea that I can get all the kinks out
before the eval expires. Neither company doesn't want to
shell out the dough for a production copy and I don't want
to work from a DB that is halfway around the world.

Bill

>-----Original Message-----
>The logic, right or wrong, is that since it's only
evaluation software you
>can just remove it if there is a problem. You are only
using it for
>evaluation, right?
>
>As much as I hate to say this, you should immediately
remove the Enterprise
>Evaluation Edition from your machine. In my opinion,
user's should not
>install this software until Microsoft either re-releases
the download with
>SP3 pre-installed or at least makes it possible to
install SP3 on it.
>
>--
>Hal Berenson
>True Mountain Consulting
>
>
>"Steve" <steve.turnbull@northlincsnet.org> wrote in
message
>news:039801c2c5f9$a4e9a7a0$cef82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA08...
>> I can appreciate that Microsoft doesn't want to support
>> software that is known to be easily 'cracked', but
surely
>> they should be able to implement a way of keeping this
>> software secure?
>>
>> Everybody is affected by worms such as Slammer, not
just a
>> few developers running SQL. There must be a hundreds of
>> people out there - particularly students - who are using
>> all sorts of trial edition software that is exposed to
>> security risks.
>>
>> Thanks for the reply,
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Unfortunately, the Evaluation Edition of SQL Server
>> cannot be
>> >upgraded with security fixes or service packs. While I
>> am interested
>> >to hear any official word about the wisdom of
>> distributing software
>> >with known critical vulnerabilities, I think the best
you
>> can do for this
>> >particular problem now is to follow these Microsoft
>> instructions:
>> >
>> >2) If you cannot apply this patch immediately, the
>> following options can
>> >limit propagation of the worm:
>> >A) Block UDP port 1434 inbound and outbound traffic at
>> your firewalls.
>> >B) You may also block UDP port 1434 inbound traffic on
>> your Microsoft
>> >SQL 2000 Servers. Following this instruction may
result
>> in support
>> >issues as this port performs name resolution.
>> >
>> >There is usually no support provided for evaluation
>> software, but it's
>> >hard for
>> >me to understand how Microsoft can ignore the fact that
>> its evaluation
>> >software
>> >is contributing to serious and widespread havoc and
>> continue that
>> >practice, to say
>> >nothing about the likelihood anyone currently
evaluating
>> SQL Server will
>> >decide it's
>> >just fine and dandy.
>> >
>> >Steve Kass
>> >Drew University
>> >
>> >
>> >Steve wrote:
>> >
>> >>I have only recently installed the trial version of
SQL.
>> I
>> >>can't afford to upgrade just yet, but I am also unable
>> to
>> >>install the required service packs/patches to cope
with
>> >>the Slammer worm.
>> >>
>> >>I am sure that this could be a major issue, with a lot
>> of
>> >>people worlwide being unable to correct the problem.
>> >>
>> >>Is there a workround? Is it possible to successfully
put
>> >>the patch onto the 120 trial version, even though it
>> says
>> >>service pack 2 must be installed.
>> >>
>> >>Help and advice appreciated (don't want to un-install
if
>> I
>> >>don't have to...)
>> >>
>> >>Steve
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

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