Re: Ah, I love the smell of MS SQL Server 2K burning in the morning...

[Jonathan Drews <j.e.drews@worldnet.att.net>]

On Saturday 25 January 2003 14:33, you wrote:
> So is the problem that our root nameservers, run by a government-mandated
> monopoly to Verisign, use MS SQL Server 2K and have jeopardized a major
> function of the Internet by their choice in this software,

Very interesting. I also guess that Microsoft will say that the attack 
happened because Sys Admins did not patch their machines. However, I noticed 
that the supposed patch was not available until 17 January or 21 January 
2003! Furthermore here is the article to prove it:
Excerpt:

January 21, 2003 2:49 pm PT

update  MICROSOFT ON MONDAY announced availability of SQL Server 2000 Service 
Pack 3, featuring a monitoring API and enhanced error reporting for 
Microsoft's server database. .....   
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/03/01/21/030121hnsql3.xml

 Also it appears that Microsoft wants you to pay for this service pack. A free 
download may exist but I could not get it to download.

> At what point does Microsoft lose its ability to deny claims of
> manufacturer negligence in their software product?

Of course they are negligent. They post a patch only three days before the 
virus hits and allocate miniscule bandwidth for it's download. It's a "cover 
your ass" job. On Monday,  the spin doctors will chirp "gee a patch was 
available; the sys admins were negligent". 

> On the other hand, if they stand behind their claim that MS software is
> explicitly "not fit for any purpose", 

It's worthless crap and they know it. That is why all the disclaimers are in 
there in the first place. I deal with this BS at work every day. Every day 
there is some crisis. Either the stupid IIS server cannot access Chem Webbook  
or the the database or e-mail is down. The damn Win 2000 Instrumentation 
software locks up or it won't detect properly. the most infuriating thing is 
you have to cross examine the vendors to get them to tell you what the bug is 
and how to circumvent it. 

-- 
		Kind Regards,
		Jonathan

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