Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 34300
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2004/10/22-24 [Computer/SW/Security, Computer/SW/OS/Windows] UID:34300 Activity:kinda low 72%like:34296
10/22   XP Service Pack 2:  Good or bad?
        \_ No problem for me. I've installed it on a few systems.
        \_ Mostly good, and no.  It changes your TCP/IP stack such that if
           are 10 half-open TCP connections, you can't open any more until
           time out.  This greatly slows the spread of worms but screws you
           if you're running a mail server or P2P.  The only fix is a hex-edit
           of tcpip.sys
        \_ I had some issues with regards to stability that were traced
           to SP2's security center.  Had to play around a bit to keep
           the machine from locking up every hour or so.  Others I've
           talked to had problems with certain software, particularly
           games, so they just went back to SP1.
        \_ Mucked up my brother's Outlook Express such that he can't open
           messages with attachments, but that's what he gets for using OE.
           He switched to Thunderbird, and all is well.
           \_ It takes five seconds to turn this off from the preferences
              menu. Give me a break, you don't even know how to turn off
              a preference in OE?
        \_ My sister-in-law called my up and has been on the phone with
           Microsoft because the XP SP2 failed halfway through and messed up
           the system.  It seems to be hit-and-miss in terms of the chances
           for disaster.
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