Re: [in] Re: [Full-Disclosure] IE is just as safe as FireFox

["Gregh" <chows@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Curt Purdy" <purdy@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Valdis.Kletnieks@xxxxxx>; <Colin.Scott@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 11:59 PM
Subject: RE: [in] Re: [Full-Disclosure] IE is just as safe as FireFox 


> 
> Upgrade W2K to XP?  I call that a downgrade! I won't allow XP (sp2 or not)
> on my network. All new boxes must be reformatted and W2K or SuSE Linux or
> BSD installed (unless of course it is a Mac with OpenBSD kernel that is
> always welcome).
> 

Why? XP has System Restore in it which certainly beats the hell out of 
restoring an image any day when a minor problem crops up. Also, as you know 
what you are doing, it is no less able to be protected than W2K.

The only annoyance I have with XP on a network is it is dog slow to become part 
of the network unless you manually assign it an IP number, which I always do 
anyway. I never saw an auto assigned IP on a network so slow before this. I 
find XP to be basically W2K with a few extras in it but note I don't have 
anything to do with large networks when saying that so haven't had the chance 
to see it operating on one. 20-30 together though, it seems as good as W2K and 
when properly protected - as you would do with W2k - seems fine to me.

What am I missing?

Greg.

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