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From: Malcolm (SIT) (MalcolmSIT_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/09/04 

Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 02:43:01 -0700

Hi root

I agree AV is utmost importance. She already has NAV installed and up to
date.

My concerns are really with "why is she using 3 times the bandwidth
uploading stuff (which I don't know what it is) "?

I now get my ISP telling me my monthly allocation (400MB) is almost used up
for the month. Prior to this I NEVER went over 200MB per month.

Malcolm

"Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks" wrote:

> In a couple of weeks we'll know :-)
>
> root wrote:
>
> > "Mario" <mariogeorgiou@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:OqQcjnRfEHA.720@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >
> >>I believe its been available for MSDN subscribers for a week now
> >>a 279Mb exe file.....
> >>I hope the web is up to the traffic
> >
> >
> > I've been speculating about that for a number of days now. Hows does the
> > release to web and subsequent zillion downloads NOT turn into the biggest
> > denial of service attack the web has ever seen.
> >
> > I wonder if the mass downloading going on already via shareaza, bittorrent
> > etc. is already having some impact?
> >
> >
> >>"root" <postmaster@buchanangc.com> wrote in message
> >>news:u0jGbRPfEHA.3964@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >>
> >>>"Malcolm (SIT)" <Malcolm (SIT)@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >
> > message
> >
> >>>news:22993A4D-B8ED-4AAC-9FE0-94AAB1D63282@microsoft.com...
> >>>
> >>>>SIT - Staying in Touch.
> >>>>
> >>>>Thanks Susan
> >>>>
> >>>>It may have to wait for another couple of weeks...... I'm freezing my
> >>>
> >>>***
> >>>
> >>>>off in Perth (max 17. I'm used to 27 this time of year in Townsville
> >>>
> >>> :-) ).
> >>>
> >>>>Just a quick question (which I thought would be appropriate in this
> >
> > SP2
> >
> >>>>issue......)
> >>>>
> >>>>My daughters computer is XP Pro. On a 56K link. (I had to do 13
> >>
> >>critical
> >>
> >>>>updates :-( ). Her Uploads are 2-3 times as much as the Downloads. I
> >>>>thought the ratio was supposed to be Uploads about one tenth of
> >>
> >>Downloads
> >>
> >>>>(1:10). It appears her bandwidth may be hijacked by somebody?
> >>
> >>something?
> >>
> >>>I
> >>>
> >>>>have installed "SpyWare Doctor" (which reported "Alexa" infection) and
> >>>>"Webroot Spy Sweeper" (and 98 other infections - all quaranteed) but
> >>>
> >>>uploads
> >>>
> >>>>are still running at 2:1.
> >>>>
> >>>>Does SP2 cure any of these problems? Do we still need spyware stuff ?
> >>>>
> >>>>I would like to update her system before returning home. TIA.
> >>>
> >>>Yes, do it for sure.
> >>>
> >>>The most important feature you failed to mention is a ANTI-VIRUS
> >
> > PROGRAM.
> >
> >>>If you don't have one with the latest signatures then do NOT pass go and
> >>
> >>do
> >>
> >>>NOT sleep<g> until a virus checker is installed and the system is clean.
> >>
> >>An
> >>
> >>>anti-virus program is vastly more important than any anti-spyware
> >>
> >>programs.
> >>
> >>>SP2 has NO anti-virus features except it'll whine at you if you don't
> >
> > have
> >
> >>>one.
> >>>
> >>>After it's virus free then get SP2 and install it ASAP.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
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