MarkHutch - 3:24 am on Aug 22, 2003 (gmt 0)

You talk about that like its a good thing? Auto-updates without the option to opt-out are not just annoying, they are a nightmare for system administrators.

I use to feel the same way, but the very fact that thousands of Internet users refuse to update operating system software and virus definitions, it's getting to the point that maybe some critical updates should be automatic. Shame on me, I thought most people had anti-virus software on their computers these days, but either people don't or they are not updating their definitions which is causing a giant pain in the butt for everyone that makes their income from the Internet. I admit that I am tired of dealing with run away viruses because people refuse to be responsible.

When I was young, if you wanted to go to school you had to get vaccinations. Maybe the Internet should be the same way. If you want to enjoy the wonderful things the Internet has to offer, you have to be responsible or you have to leave.