Not really. The SUS services contact windowsupdate through the v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com or v3..... addresses, so its really not an issue. That was just an alternate. -----Original Message----- From: Ulysees [mailto:Ulyseesat_private] Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 6:57 AM To: incidentsat_private Subject: Re: Microsoft 'extinguishes' windowsupdate.com Is it just me or has this just gone and crippled the synchronize feature of Software Update Services ? I might be wrong but isn't that the only way it is able to update it's cache ? Uly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric van Wiltenburg" <vanwiltat_private> To: <incidentsat_private> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 10:06 PM Subject: Microsoft 'extinguishes' windowsupdate.com > http://news.com.com/2100-1002-5063592.html > > windowsupdate.com isn't resolving to an IP anymore... > > Microsoft's move should ease some pressure. Of course, the next variant will probably attack a name that's a little harder to sidestep. > > Eric. > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Captus Networks - Integrated Intrusion Prevention and Traffic Shaping - Instantly Stop DoS/DDoS Attacks, Worms & Port Scans - Automatically Control P2P, IM and Spam Traffic - Ensure Reliable Performance of Mission Critical Applications - Precisely Define and Implement Network Security and Performance Policies **FREE Vulnerability Assessment Toolkit - WhitePapers - Live Demo Visit us at: http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/CaptusNetworks_incidents_030814 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Captus Networks - Integrated Intrusion Prevention and Traffic Shaping - Instantly Stop DoS/DDoS Attacks, Worms & Port Scans - Automatically Control P2P, IM and Spam Traffic - Ensure Reliable Performance of Mission Critical Applications - Precisely Define and Implement Network Security and Performance Policies **FREE Vulnerability Assessment Toolkit - WhitePapers - Live Demo Visit us at: http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/CaptusNetworks_incidents_030814 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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