[63316] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Is there anything that actually gets users to fix their computers?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Lesher)
Fri Oct 3 09:44:08 2003
From: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu (nanog list)
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 09:42:00 -0400 (EDT)
In-Reply-To: <20031003082100.GC8495@reifa-wave.karrenberg.net> from "Daniel Karrenberg" at Oct 03, 2003 10:21:00 AM
Reply-To: wb8foz@nrk.com
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered:
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>
> >
> > Short of turning off their network access, why won't users fix
> > their computers when the computer is infected or needs a patch?
>
> Hey, it's working! If it ain't broken ....
>
And when you DO patch it, then it REALLY breaks. And your paper
is due. Now what does the average Art History major do?
I have to wonder how big the support $$ would be at Farber College
if they really offered the handholding Flounder and Neidermeyer
need? Would it cost as much as the bandwidth?
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