[THIN] Re: Discussion: Microsoft to release patches once per month

  • From: "Michael Spranger" <mspranger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 13:35:28 -0600

The seminar that I attended today indicated the same thing.  The goal of
M$ is to reduce the number of downloads and patches that we must sort
through on a sometimes daily basis.  But, the M$ rep also indicated that
any critical security patches that are released will not be delayed.  I
guess it's a wait and see how many viruses, worms, etc. we need to deal
with before they backtrack on this new "initiative".

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Joe Shonk
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 11:06 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Discussion: Microsoft to release patches once per
month

Microsoft security initiative is a Joke.  As long as they treat it as a
public relations issue it will never get fixed.

Fwiw:  I installed Win XP on another machine yesterday, after the base
install it's Windows Update time.  45 "critical patches" let along the
25 in
the "recommended" section.  It takes longer to patch the OS now than it
does
to install and configure it.  Also, what happened to the whole Roll up
patch
between Service Packs?  Instead of 45 individual it would be nice to
only
need to download and deploy one file.   Keep the individual patches for
those who need them.  I'd also say that MS is waiting too long between
Service Packs.

-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf
Of Jim Kenzig http://thethin.net
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 8:19 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Discussion: Microsoft to release patches once per month

Hi All,
A colleague of mine went to a briefing at a local training center about
using SUS server to deploy patches.  I had told him about how Microsoft
will
be releasing bulletins and patches monthly and he brought it up to them.
They knew nothing about it and the Microsoft rep that was there knew
nothing
about it also!

So I thought to myself...who does know about it?  Just to be certain
that I
wasn't dreaming when I saw this I went out to the Microsoft Security
site
and sure enough on the security home page is a link to Microsofts new
patch
release schedule and initiative.

The link is:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/secur
ity/
bulletin/revsbwp.asp


I find it very distressing that
1. A company that is trying to help someone with SUS/MOM etc can hold a
seminar and not know this
and
2. Microsoft's own people do not know it.

Gotta love it.

Regards,
Jim Kenzig
CEO The Kenzig Group
http://www.kenzig.com

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