That's the reason he's the IT head and you aren't... because he doesn't
believe all the BS idiots like you send to him.
"asj" <kalim_at_xxxx.com> wrote in message news:3E34B5AC.7B38_at_xxxx.com...
> i'm sending out one email first thing tomorrow that will sum it all up
> to our IT head (and maybe other people can do the same):
>
> "THANK GOD WE DON'T RUN MICROSOFT SQL SERVER!" *
>
> * add links to the freaking mess SQL server created.
>
> oh, yeah, for those of you wintrolls complaining about lax patches, tell
> that to all those large multinationals that STILL got hit. the point is
> to NOT have to install f*cking MS patches every other freaking weekend!
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/01/26/internet.attack/index.html
>
> "Experts fear Monday could bring new outbreaks of the fast-moving
> computer worm that snarled business and government computers Saturday,
> slowing some corporate systems tothe point of inaccessibility.
>
> "Several companies, including Continental Airlines and Bank of America
> Corp., reported widespread computer problems Saturday.
>
> "Bank of America, one of the nation's largest banks, said many customers
> could not withdraw money from its 13,000 ATMs because of technical
> problems caused by the attack, according to The Associated Press. A
> spokeswoman, Lisa Gagnon, told the AP that the bank restored service to
> nearly all ATMs by late Saturday afternoon and that customers' money and
> personal information had not been at risk.
>
> "Continental said the worm attack led to scattered delays of no more
> than 90 minutes. Spokesman Jeff Walt said Continental's hub at Newark,
> New Jersey, was the most affected, but problems were also reported in
> Houston, Texas, and Cleveland, Ohio.
>
>
>
>
>
> asj wrote:
> >
> > two side by side headlines in cnn.com:
> >
> > gates (again!) promising greater security for microsoft products, AND a
> > headline on the new SQL Server worm wreaking havoc on Microsoft SQL
> > server 2000 users. no wonder we use oracle and apache instead.
> >
> > side by side pic:
> > http://www.blueboard.com/temp/news_headlines.gif
> >
> > stories:
> >
> > SQL Server 2000 Devastation:
> >
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/01/25/internet.attack.ap/index.html
> >
> > Security (or non-security) of microsoft products:
> >
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/biztech/01/25/microsoft.security.ap/index.html
Received on Sun Jan 26 2003 - 22:42:46 CST
