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NT4.0 too flawed to fix - official | |
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| Time: 16:35 EST/21:35 GMT | News Source: The Register | Posted By: Bill Roach | ||
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There's a nasty rider with Microsoft's latest security problem for NT users. Although a denial of service risk exists in an "important" security vulnerability, publicised yesterday affecting NT 4.0, Redmond tells users not to expect a patch for that operating system anytime soon. Windows 2000 and XP users do have access to a fix, designed to address a flaw involving Endpoint Mapper, but the best on offer for Win NT users is advice to shelter vulnerable servers behind a firewall. | ||
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| #1 By 8589 (65.66.106.172) at 3/28/2003 9:36:17 AM |
| NT 4.0 ? Didn't that come out in 1996? Put this dino to rest. |
| #2 By 2231 (164.86.99.3) at 3/28/2003 9:47:00 AM |
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Why get rid of something just because it's old? If it's inadequate, then by all means. That aside, Microsoft can not be expected to support every OS they've ever sold in perpetuity. But if they claim to support it, then they should do so 100%.
When does or did NT4 go off the supported list? |
| #3 By 8589 (67.64.253.44) at 3/28/2003 7:15:07 PM |
| Only cheap skates that are so tight with money that they pop a booger out of Lincolns nose would want to hold onto an OS that is 7 years old. |
| #4 By 2459 (24.170.151.19) at 3/28/2003 9:20:07 PM |
| Migrating to RedHat would be a bad move for anyone concerned about support. You'd be going from an OS with an average of 5 years support (8 in this case), to an OS with 90 days to 1 year of support. |
| #5 By 135 (208.50.204.91) at 3/30/2003 7:23:25 PM |
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Flight - "If you've invested in an archetecture that works, why spend more money (in a recession mind you) to redo it?"
It depends on what you mean by "works"... There is improved efficiency to be considered. There is also technical edge. If you do not upgrade technologies while your competitors do, you can quickly find yourself in a position of being left behind. Especially when your employees have left the company because they are tired of supporting Clipper. These are some considerations, amongst others. Read 'The Balanced Scorecard' from Harvard Press for a better understanding of how to calculate ROI on something nebulous as technology improvements. |
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