Re: Critical Updates - Are they necessary on clients behind firewall ???

From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 06/30/04


Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 20:06:06 -0400

Nevets Yennep wrote:
> Simple question - Many opinions?
> I am looking for opinion on whether critical updates are necessary to
> the workstation's operating system
> when you are running a Windows 2000 Server network. Our Network has 20
> clients mostly Windows 2000 Pro
> workstations, some XP, some ME. We have Symantec Norton anti-virus
> running on all machines and
> WinProxy on the firewall computer connected to the internet. There
> are still several machines with dial-up
> service and of course people have laptops and "A" drives.
> My question is simple. Should I keep the critical update's current on
> the clients? Our network IT guy is very "off the cuff" and states it
> is not necessary
> WHAT IS YOUR OPINION?
> Please post answer to this group as my email is bogus.
> Spam Kills.

It is absolutely necessary.
>
> Thanks,
> Nevets Yennep



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