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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: M$ CD patches
Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered: > > In the future you may be able to obtain patches through other > distribution channels, e.g. your ISP or consumer electronics chain or > original equipment manufacturer. Regardless of the distribution method, > geniune Microsoft patches are always cryptographically signed by > Microsoft. Whether consumers can figure out how to check the signature > is a different question. Except, as a friend has twice found out... M$ tends to let their certs expire. Ooops! -- A host is a host from coast to [email protected] & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433
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