Re: "August 2002 Cumulative Update For Internet Explorer (Q323759)" & IE6 SP1

From: Dave English (listsub@turnpike.com)
Date: Fri Aug 16 2002 - 12:49:35 CEST


In message <OE4343aLttOQpIvOBVt00010a47@hotmail.com>, Carl R Diliberto
<cdiliberto@hotmail.com> writes
>Did anyone else see "August 2002 Cumulative Update For Internet Explorer
>(Q323759)" appear on the MS Website at
>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/default.asp and then
>disappear too?

Nice one!

Google saw it:

<URL:http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:vAivTSuduOcC:www.microsoft.com/
windows/ie/downloads/critical/default.asp+Q323759&hl=en&ie=UTF-8>

= August 2002, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (Q323759)
=
=August 2002, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (Q323759)
=eliminates all previously addressed security vulnerabilities affecting
=Internet Explorer, well as additional newly discovered vulnerabilities.
This
=update includes the functionality of all previously released patches.
=Download now to continue keeping your computer secure.
=
= May 2002: Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (Q321232)
=
=This update eliminates all previously addressed security
vulnerabilities, =as well as any newly discovered vulnerabilities
affecting Internet Explorer. =Download now to protect your computer from
these vulnerabilities.

But:

<URL:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/q323759ie/def
ault.asp>

gives a 404.

MS Search reveals:

=Search Results
=
=------------------------------------------------------------------------
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=for "Q323759" using All words
=------------------------------------------------------------------------
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=
=1 to 2 of 2 results
=
=1. Maintain Security with Windows XP
=
= http:// www.microsoft.com / WindowsXP / security / default.asp
=
= Summary: Get the information you need to keep your computer and data
=secure.
=
= Category = Product Information: WindowsXP
=
=2. Maintain Security with Windows XP
=
= http:// www.microsoft.com / windowsxp / security /
=
= Summary: Get the information you need to keep your computer and data
=secure.
=
= Category = Product Information: windowsxp

>I also got emails regarding Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 becoming available but
>can find no information on this?

I suppose it is not that unusual to have race conditions between your
releases & your patches ;-)

-- 
Dave English,
Client Software Development, Thus PLC,
Dorking Business Park, DORKING, Surrey, UK. RH4 1HJ
                                 http://www.thus.net




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