> To me, this is the answer. Server based systems usually have > plenty of bandwidth. A different set of patches could be > offered for the desktop class systems (Win9x, Me, 2k Prof.) > that might be more bandwidth friendly and only applies to small detail, IIRC, one of the windowsupdate servers fell victim to the CR attack itself. So, here's a rethorical question: would you like your system to be automatically updated ? What if the machine you trust is infected ? Helluvaway to efficiently distribute a worm, no ? kr= ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided by the SecurityFocus ARIS analyzer service. For more information on this free incident handling, management and tracking system please see: http://aris.securityfocus.com
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