I think all John was trying to point out is that of all companies, MS should be more on top of all this crap than anyone, since all too often we're having to connect to them to get patches/fixes/etc to fix vulnerabilities in their products.
Weren't the MS sites we were connecting to get the Code Red security patches infected themselves? Wasn't there a problem with the Microsoft/Frontpage site caused by Nimda?
That's some serious negligence on Microsoft's part.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dillon, Jeff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 1:29 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft Has Nimda
Operant Conditioning 101: behavior is controlled by its consequences, but
most IT depts are skilled at dodging those consequences (which reinforces
THAT behavior), so nothing changes/improves. The problem that management
has is determining whether any given admin "crime" is worthy of the death
sentence, since a firing impacts morale and often requires a new (expensive)
hire. I see two places where improvement could be made: 1)upgrade the
multitude of admins (not fast or easy or cheap), or 2)upgrade the product's
ability to keep ITSELF patched (which is Microsoft's baby). There seems to
be a certain efficiency in #2.
-----Original Message-----
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 4:10 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft Has Nimda
Some mistakes are worse than others. The worse the mistake, the harsher
the punishment.
Sometimes people need to be fired.
________________
John Hornbuckle
Network Manager
Taylor County School District
318 North Clark Street
Perry, FL 32347
-----Original Message-----
From: Mal Sasalu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 3:54 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft Has Nimda
If firing someone or cutting off somebody's head for any mistake was an
answer, you'd have heard bombs by now!
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm