Re: What's the story with the "end of XP"?

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:57:47 +0200, David Brown
<david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Steve at fivetrees wrote:
"larwe" <zwsdotcom@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Jun 13, 8:37 pm, Marra <cresswellave...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I suspect Win XP will be available on the likes of ebay for many
I noticed a couple of copies of Win95 on there a couple of days ago !
Win95 did not require product activation. Nor did it rely on a
constant stream of updates.

Agreed re the first point. Disagreed re the second point - 'net security
is a constantly moving target [1] so at least MS are being reactive.

[1] Unless, of course, it's done right in the first place. Which is why
my servers run OpenBSD.


Net security on windows is easy if it is done right - you make sure
there is a proper firewall between the PC and the net (i.e., a NAT
router or a properly configured *nix box, or similar), and you tightly
control the software running on the machine so that only safe programs
run - that means no internet explorer, no outlook or outlook express,
and no instant messengers, chat programs, p2p programs, etc.

When you need something that connects to the web, stick to reliable
browsers like Opera or Firefox (they are not perfect, but are vastly
better than IE - and they can be safely and easily updated as needed).
If you must allow email, make sure it is externally scanned to remove
executable files (not just those with known viruses), and that you use a
(relatively) safe client.

Net security is best looked at pro-actively, not re-actively. Block
everything coming in using a proper firewall - trying to get the latest
windows updates to patch known holes is a never-ending battle.

And this differs from linux and Mac exactly how?
.

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