Digital BW, The Print

Anthony,

< Goofing around with updates would thus be
< completely illogical for me.

You don't have to 'goof' around with them (whatever that might mean); it 
updates itself automatically without any operator hassle and the updater 
itself is better in SP2.

< Windows XP is one of the most secure PC operating systems available,
< since it is built on the NT code base.

Which world do you inhabit? Microsoft has issued hundreds of updates for XP 
mainly to block security loopholes that have been discovered.

< People who send spam account for the spam; it has nothing to do with
< security.

Most spam these days emanates from the computers of people who live in 
'Never, never land' and don't update their computers or use updated 
viruscheckers because they think they don't need them and therefore get 
infected with trojans that send out the majority of spam without their 
knowing.

< I don't have these problems, so I don't need a cure.

Security updates are not cures for problems that you have; they are 
'vaccinations' against ever getting a problem.

< Microsoft thanks you, I'm sure.  I can't afford that kind of risk
< myself.

Why should Microsoft thank me? You've got it round the wrong way again. I 
thank Microsoft for providing me with the means of protecting my computer 
from the nutters out there, and yours is the 'risk' is in not having that 
protection.

Bob Frost.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anthony G. Atkielski" <anthony@...>