> Can anyone explain the difference between SQL and MSDE, specifically with > regard to whether or not both were equally susceptible to the recent "Slammer" > worm? There seems to be much to read about this topic, but none seems to be > definitive, or even clear.
They are both susceptible. MS MSDE is a "lite" version of MS SQL and is used in the background for a program only. There is no user interaction. MS SQL is the full database server. Here is the definitive: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/ virus/alerts/slammer.asp John Tolmachoff MCSE, CSSA IT Manager, Network Engineer RelianceSoft, Inc. Fullerton, CA 92835 www.reliancesoft.com
