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  #11  
Old December 15th 09, 03:12 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser,alt.windows98
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Default Internet Explorer 6.0 Sp1 Component Update 3.0 for Windows 98

PA Bear top-poasted:

+1


Care to tell us what that means?
  #12  
Old December 15th 09, 07:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser,alt.windows98
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Default Internet Explorer 6.0 Sp1 Component Update 3.0 for Windows 98

On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:53:05 -0800, rob^_^
wrote:

Have a look at 98 Guy's headers. I would not trust someone using Opera
to build IE patches for an unsupported OS or browser.


How does one use a web browser to build OS, or browser patches?

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  #13  
Old December 15th 09, 07:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser,alt.windows98
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Default Internet Explorer 6.0 Sp1 Component Update 3.0 for Windows 98

On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:53:05 -0800, rob^_^
wrote:

Have a look at 98 Guy's headers. I would not trust someone using Opera
to build IE patches for an unsupported OS or browser.


How does one use a web browser to build OS, or browser patches?

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~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konny, with the Lion and the Drum
  #14  
Old December 15th 09, 07:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser,alt.windows98
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Default Internet Explorer 6.0 Sp1 Component Update 3.0 for Windows 98

On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:12:41 -0500, 98 Guy wrote:

PA Bear top-poasted:


+1


Care to tell us what that means?


Pretty much the same thing as, "AOL 'Me too!"

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~Oh Lord, why have you come
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  #15  
Old December 15th 09, 07:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser,alt.windows98
N. Miller
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Default Internet Explorer 6.0 Sp1 Component Update 3.0 for Windows 98

On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:12:41 -0500, 98 Guy wrote:

PA Bear top-poasted:


+1


Care to tell us what that means?


Pretty much the same thing as, "AOL 'Me too!"

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum
  #16  
Old December 15th 09, 10:56 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser,alt.windows98
J. P. Gilliver (John)
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Default Internet Explorer 6.0 Sp1 Component Update 3.0 for Windows 98

In message , MEB
writes:
On 12/11/2009 03:16 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

[98Guy's putative enhancements/updates/whatever]
Does this set of fixes actually ADD to the vulnerabilities of a system,
or just CHANGE it - i. e. could it be that it introduces some new ones
but closes some (while also adding other things, such as a DirectX and a
web fonts update)?

[]
Good questions. If it were the OSs designed for it might fulfill the


Thank you.

desired effect, temporarily. However, there is no "patch Tuesday" or
"zero day" hotfixes for Win9x and these will contain vulnerabilities IN
THE OSs designed, for which updates will be received, Win9X won't.
These are for the interface to the Internet, the browser, waving in the
breeze...

Just as the last posted suggested junk from 98 Guy was patched in a
week or so, and is NOT part of a normal Win9X installation {MS XML4}, so
rather obviously they introduce vulnerabilities that wouldn't be there


They certainly have the potential to do so, though whether they actually
do so hasn't been tested either.

to start with. NO ONE tests these for 9X vulnerabilities and they DO
introduce new vulnerabilities into the OSs intended; nor even for
compatibility beyond they install...


They are more likely to, yes.

On the other hand, if you want to *manual* check every day to see if
Microsoft has offered any security or file fixes, AND check for whether
they work in 9X, AND are willing to be a "guinea pig" for any new and
COMPLETELY UNKNOWN 9X vulnerabilities, then sure, install; just don't
expect anyone to be able to help fix your system and don't expect your
software will be compatible... including any malware protection.


Equally, if you don't ever install any of these patches, you will not
suffer from any of the new potential vulnerabilities, but you will also
never experience any of the (equally "potential") benefits, either.

Somewhere along the line since EOL, these people lost track of what
they hoped to accomplish, keeping 9X alive... that requires someone
actually test and NOT JUST FOR INSTALLATION, and creation of NEW
browsers and malware programs...

As I've said before, they can choose to preserve in aspic their 98
system as it was at the instant of EOL, or they can choose to take
potential risks for potential benefits. It's their choice. If they
choose the latter, they can be reassured to whatever extent they trust
98g, and worried to whatever extent they believe you.
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** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously
outdated thoughts on PCs. **

The fetters imposed on liberty at home have ever been forged out of the weapons
provided for defence against real, pretended, or imaginary dangers from abroad.
-James Madison, 4th US president (1751-1836)
  #17  
Old December 15th 09, 10:56 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser,alt.windows98
J. P. Gilliver (John)
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Default Internet Explorer 6.0 Sp1 Component Update 3.0 for Windows 98

In message , MEB
writes:
On 12/11/2009 03:16 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

[98Guy's putative enhancements/updates/whatever]
Does this set of fixes actually ADD to the vulnerabilities of a system,
or just CHANGE it - i. e. could it be that it introduces some new ones
but closes some (while also adding other things, such as a DirectX and a
web fonts update)?

[]
Good questions. If it were the OSs designed for it might fulfill the


Thank you.

desired effect, temporarily. However, there is no "patch Tuesday" or
"zero day" hotfixes for Win9x and these will contain vulnerabilities IN
THE OSs designed, for which updates will be received, Win9X won't.
These are for the interface to the Internet, the browser, waving in the
breeze...

Just as the last posted suggested junk from 98 Guy was patched in a
week or so, and is NOT part of a normal Win9X installation {MS XML4}, so
rather obviously they introduce vulnerabilities that wouldn't be there


They certainly have the potential to do so, though whether they actually
do so hasn't been tested either.

to start with. NO ONE tests these for 9X vulnerabilities and they DO
introduce new vulnerabilities into the OSs intended; nor even for
compatibility beyond they install...


They are more likely to, yes.

On the other hand, if you want to *manual* check every day to see if
Microsoft has offered any security or file fixes, AND check for whether
they work in 9X, AND are willing to be a "guinea pig" for any new and
COMPLETELY UNKNOWN 9X vulnerabilities, then sure, install; just don't
expect anyone to be able to help fix your system and don't expect your
software will be compatible... including any malware protection.


Equally, if you don't ever install any of these patches, you will not
suffer from any of the new potential vulnerabilities, but you will also
never experience any of the (equally "potential") benefits, either.

Somewhere along the line since EOL, these people lost track of what
they hoped to accomplish, keeping 9X alive... that requires someone
actually test and NOT JUST FOR INSTALLATION, and creation of NEW
browsers and malware programs...

As I've said before, they can choose to preserve in aspic their 98
system as it was at the instant of EOL, or they can choose to take
potential risks for potential benefits. It's their choice. If they
choose the latter, they can be reassured to whatever extent they trust
98g, and worried to whatever extent they believe you.
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously
outdated thoughts on PCs. **

The fetters imposed on liberty at home have ever been forged out of the weapons
provided for defence against real, pretended, or imaginary dangers from abroad.
-James Madison, 4th US president (1751-1836)
  #18  
Old December 16th 09, 02:26 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser,alt.windows98
98 Guy
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Default Internet Explorer 6.0 Sp1 Component Update 3.0 for Windows 98

"N. Miller" wrote:

PA Bear top-poasted:


+1


Care to tell us what that means?


Pretty much the same thing as, "AOL 'Me too!"


So - he's being a dork about this too?
  #19  
Old December 16th 09, 02:26 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser,alt.windows98
98 Guy
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Default Internet Explorer 6.0 Sp1 Component Update 3.0 for Windows 98

"N. Miller" wrote:

PA Bear top-poasted:


+1


Care to tell us what that means?


Pretty much the same thing as, "AOL 'Me too!"


So - he's being a dork about this too?
  #20  
Old December 16th 09, 02:57 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser,alt.windows98
98 Guy
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Default Internet Explorer 6.0 Sp1 Component Update 3.0 for Windows 98


However, there is no "patch Tuesday" or "zero day" hotfixes for
Win9x and these will contain vulnerabilities IN THE OSs designed,
for which updates will be received, Win9X won't.


Another convoluted statement from MEB.

If the win-2K patch files for IE6 work for win-98, then use them.

If those files introduce new vulnerabilities for a win-98 system, then
there two possibilities:

a) The new vulnerability is unique to win-98 and is caused by some
peculiar interaction between win-98 and the win-2K patch file that does
not exist on a win-2k system.

b) The new vulnerability will effect win-2K and *might* also affect
win-98 equally. Microsoft will issue yet another patch for this
vulnerability when discovered, assuming win-2k is still being supported.

Now look carefully at those two possible outcomes.

Outcome (a) will probably NEVER be discovered because of the simple fact
that no security analysts or hackers will be examining or testing or
looking for vulnerabilites on a platform consisting of win-98 and IE6
patches derived from win-2K updates.

Outcome (b) is much more likely than (a), and it can be presumed that a
fix will be made available soon after it's discovery. And until it is
discovered - it does not exist.

So even if you want to speculate that the use of these files might cause
some unique vulnerability to a win-98 system, the odds of that
vulnerability being discovered and leveraged is ridiculously small.

NO ONE tests these for 9X vulnerabilities


Bingo. Meb just said it himself.

If no one is testing this combination of win-98 and Win-2K patch files,
then any vulnerability they may uniquely cause to a win-98 system will
go undetected and therefore will never be leveraged by hackers.

Security by obscurity.

and they DO introduce new vulnerabilities into the
OSs intended


If MEB is trying to say that these patches introduce new vulnerabilities
into win-2k (the intended OS), then that's complete and outrageously
wild speculation. Presumably Microsoft would not create updates or
patches for the "intended OS's" that contain known vulnerabilities.

If MEB is trying to say that these patches introduce new vulnerabilities
into Win-98, then again that is complete speculation without any shred
of testing evidence that he claims he is an expert at performing.

It would be useful for MEB to cut the bull**** lawyer-speak and behave
like a normal person and utter clear and understandable statements.
 




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