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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=671224404-15062006>We have a slight
change in the way that we handle superseded patches from
Microsoft.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=671224404-15062006></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT><SPAN class=671224404-15062006></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN class=671224404-15062006>Our previous policy marked
every superseded Fixlet message to FALSE (so that no computer would report
the Fixlet message as relevant), but the Fixlet message would stay under "All
Fixlet messages" as a reference. These superseded Fixlet messages would stay
indefinitely.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><SPAN class=671224404-15062006></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN class=671224404-15062006> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>In an effort to<SPAN
class=671224404-15062006> reduce the total number of Fixlet messages,
</SPAN><SPAN class=671224404-15062006>our new superseded patch policy will only
keep superseded Fixlet messages for one year. By removing the older superseded
Fixlet messages, the Fixlet "clutter" will be reduced and overall system
performance will be increased.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=671224404-15062006></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=671224404-15062006>We are
beginning the process of removing Fixlet messages from the Patches for Windows
sites according to this new policy. </SPAN>Only <SPAN
class=671224404-15062006>patches </SPAN>superseded<SPAN
class=671224404-15062006> </SPAN>by an update <SPAN
class=671224404-15062006>that was </SPAN>released over a year ago (before June
2005) will be removed during this process. The initial set <SPAN
class=671224404-15062006>of superseded Fixlet messages </SPAN>has <SPAN
class=671224404-15062006>already </SPAN>been removed<SPAN
class=671224404-15062006>, which </SPAN>includes all superseded security
bulletins released before June 2001<SPAN
class=671224404-15062006>.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=671224404-15062006></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=671224404-15062006>Here is a list of
Fixlet messages that have been removed already:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>9800301 MS98-003: File Access Issue with IIS for
Windows NT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>9904101 MS99-041: RASMAN Security Descriptor
Vulnerability</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2000502 MS00-005: CORRUPT PATCH - Windows 98 and 98
SE</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2003401 MS00-034: "UA Control" Vulnerability for
Office 2000 - (Network/Local/Admin Install)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2009401 MS00-094: Phone Book Service Buffer
Overflow Vulnerability - Windows NT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>100101 MS01-001: Web Client Authentication
Vulnerability in Office 2000 - (Local Install)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>100104 MS01-001: Web Client Authentication
Vulnerability in Office 2000 - Windows 2000/NT/XP (Administrative
Install)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>100105 MS01-001: Web Client Authentication
Vulnerability in Office 2000 - Windows 9x/ME (Administrative
Install)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>100107 MS01-001: Web Client Authentication
Vulnerability in Office 2000 - Windows 9x/ME (Network Install)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>100108 MS01-001: Web Client Authentication
Vulnerability in Office 2000 - Windows NT/2000/XP (Network Install)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>100205 MS01-002: "Unchecked Buffer" in PowerPoint
File Parser - (Local Install)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>100203 MS01-002: "Unchecked Buffer" in PowerPoint
File Parser - Windows 2000/XP/NT (Administrative Install)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>100201 MS01-002: "Unchecked Buffer" in PowerPoint
File Parser - Windows 2000/XP/NT (Network Install)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>100204 MS01-002: "Unchecked Buffer" in PowerPoint
File Parser - Windows 95/98/ME (Administrative Install)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>100202 MS01-002: "Unchecked Buffer" in PowerPoint
File Parser - Windows 95/98/ME (Network Install)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>100302 MS01-003: CORRUPT PATCH - Winsock Mutex
Vulnerability</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>100301 MS01-003: Winsock Mutex
Vulnerability</FONT></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=671224404-15062006><FONT face=Arial size=2>NOTE: Because
we are only removing superseded Fixlet messages, we don't expect any operational
impact of this change.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We will continue this process<SPAN
class=671224404-15062006> of removing superseded Fixlet
messages</SPAN> over the next several weeks. Please contact BigFix
Technical Support (enterprisesupport@bigfix.com) if you have any
questions.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BigFix Product Team</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>