[pchelpers] Re: critical Sun Java security update

Hi Ekhart,

Monday, November 29, 2004, 10:10:08 AM, you wrote:

EGlnl> Also, due to confusion and lack of usability at Sun's website and
EGlnl> inconsistency in its naming of releases, the newest version is 
EGlnl> not 1.4.2_06, but 1.5, which is very confusingly also called 5.0
EGlnl> and JRE50. Both of these versions include the fix for the 
EGlnl> security flaw, but most people will probably prefer getting the
EGlnl> newer version right away since it also fixes some other minor issues.

EGlnl> In order to get JRE 5.0, one should not go to 
EGlnl> http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp
EGlnl> Instead, go to the home page http://java.com/en/index.jsp and 
EGlnl> click on Downloads at the top.

EGlnl> Or go directly here
EGlnl> 
https://jsecom16b.sun.com/ECom/EComActionServlet;jsessionid=FE2A80A7EE350CE855C4BC2E3309DCC4
EGlnl> http://snipurl.com/aym9

You mean they can't even keep their own stuff updated??

-- 
Scott.


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