Vista - Suggested Security

Robert,

Additionally, my relationship with Microsoft begin when we had to use that
large floppy for first loading DOS before running other applications; long
before 1989.

Your below statement is somewhat surprising:
"it's only fair that I compare my limited and paltry knowledge of the OS and
also also compare my contacts within Microsoft to the names you drop."

Seriously, why do you wrongly assume that you are the only individual with
IT knowledge?

Do you have Bill Gates Email address?

Please end your dogmatic rhetoric , please, simply for the benefit of
Microsoft’s integrity and reputation. Yes, fully, I’m aware that you are not
a Microsoft employee, too obvious.

--
Firewall

Disclaimer:
Accept Vista as it is, or, Abandon Vista


"Robert Moir" wrote:

> FireWall2 wrote:
> > Robert,
> >
> > Please don't assign blame toward me for your lack of understanding
> > regarding Vista and BitLocker's inherent Ultimate Security, please.
> >
> > Instead, consult Mike Nash and Ben Fathi, each Microsoft Corporate
> > Vice Presidents for Security and Technology Unit.
> >
> > Also, consult Austin Wilson Microsoft Director Windows Client Product
> > Management.
> >
> > Also, consult Microsoft's BitLocker Team, too many names for listing.
> >
> > Just because you have not learned what I have learned from Microsoft's
> > Experts, and more than a year personally evaluating Vista and
> > BitLockers Security, does not provide you the license for criticizing
> > and expressing disapproval of my research and knowledge !
>
> I don't wish to be rude, but who do you think you are? I don't usually do
> this sort of thing but if you wish to crow about yourself and drop a few
> names and talk about your year as a tester in order to show me up, it's only
> fair that I compare my limited and paltry knowledge of the OS and also also
> compare my contacts within Microsoft to the names you drop.
>
> Let's see now:
> I've worked in the IT industry for something like 18 years now, acheived
> pretty much all the Microsoft certification available over that time. I've
> previously been a MVP for 8 years, though I left the scheme in October, and
> I'm willing to bet that I've had more exposure to big name "players" in
> Microsoft because of that than you have despite all the names you drop. Same
> for many of the current MVPs I've also seen you sneer at.
>
> I've got several books from various members of the Microsoft security team
> sitting on my shelf that are signed to me. Have you?
>
> My main "MVP speciality", incidentally, was OS Security, which means the
> majority of my work and the majority of my contact with Microsoft was
> focussed on security technologies including file encryption (aka EFS in XP,
> Bitlocker in Vista), Firewalls, and methods of dealing with Malware.
>
> I've been a member of the Longhorn testing team since they opened up the
> scheme to MVPs, which was considerably more than 1 year ago, I can tell you.
> I've also been involved in the betas of Windows 2000 back when it was NT5,
> and XP back when it was 'codename whistler'
>
> I've spent a considerable amount of time learning about and testing various
> aspects of Vista both for this testing group and as part of the "R&D" type
> work I do for my employer, who operates a network for several thousand
> users. I'm currently leading our evaluation of whether or not to deploy
> Vista to the whole network.
>
> Regards
> Rob Moir.
>
>
>

"FireWall2" <FireWall2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F78A071A-CB2E-4418-A359-CFAD6B8CFC1C@microsoft.com...
>
> Please end your dogmatic rhetoric

The pot calling the kettle black :-)

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca

On 2007-01-15 01:02:00 +0000, FireWall2
<FireWall2@discussions.microsoft.com> said:

> Robert,
>
> Additionally, my relationship with Microsoft begin when we had to use
> that large floppy for first loading DOS before running other
> applications; long before 1989.

Congratulations.

>
> Your below statement is somewhat surprising: "it's only fair that I
> compare my limited and paltry knowledge of the OS and also also compare
> my contacts within Microsoft to the names you drop."
>
> Seriously, why do you wrongly assume that you are the only individual
> with IT knowledge?

Where did I say that?

> Do you have Bill Gates Email address?

Why do you ask?

> Please end your dogmatic rhetoric , please, simply for the benefit of
> Microsoft’s integrity and reputation. Yes, fully, I’m aware that you
> are not a Microsoft employee, too obvious.

Again, where did I claim to be a Microsoft employee?

Tell me, are you just crazy or are you posting under the influence of
some controlled substance?

--
Robert Moir

www.rhymeswithgeek.com