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In article <pan.2004.09.21.11.40.09.652821@privacy.net>, "Mathew M." <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 14:11:24 +0000, Phred wrote:
>
>> In article <5hlsk05tdump6g87urohgggn83s2j07ru6@4ax.com>, Brissie
> <brissie@zwallet.com> wrote:
>>>On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 14:48:20 GMT, ppnerkDELETETHIS@yahoo.com (Phred)
>>>wrote:
>>>>In article <ch4i4e0pubik$.dlg@sgtcaseycableone.net>, David Casey
>>> <sgtcasey@IH8SPAMcableone.net> wrote:
>>>>>On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 15:46:41 GMT, ben_myers_spam_me_not  wrote in
>>>>><news:414c580d.6921953@news.charter.net>:
>>>>>
>>>>>> True, as long as one has braodband.  Dial-up is different.  The download  takes
>>>>>> lots longer, assuming that the dial-up line holds its connection... Ben  Myers
>>>>>
>>>>>Good point.  I'm just so used to using broadband anymore I tend to forget
>>>>>about the folks with dial-up.  :-)
>>>>
>>>>Here in Oz, 3 out of 4 PC mags have SP2 on their cover CDs for Oct 
>>>>2004.  So you can get a copy for around AUD8.00...  which seems 
>>>>perfectly reasonable to me, especially as one of the mags has a large 
>>>>"insert" of 70+ pages giving a lot of detail and advice on the service 
>>>>pack.
>>>
>>>Or you can get it free from Microsoft when the patch for SP2 comes out
>>>- mid-October. Same as they did with SP1a, SP2a will be available on
>>>CD for free. MS Posts it out to you
>> 
>> Yeah.  I got that CD of general updates/patches for the older OSes 
>> that they gave away some time ago.  But, as you say, the SP2 thing 
>> won't be available that way for a month or more yet.  In which case 
>> that mag with the big insert of comments and instructions may be a 
>> better way to go, especially if you want the security improvements 
>> now.
>
>Microsoft are already sending out SP2 CDs. I'll take a pic of one that
>belongs to a customer for you when I'm at work tomorrow.

No need.  I saw some time ago that they were available now in the US.  
I assumed the OP was talking about availability here in Oz.  (And I've 
already got three copies off those mag CDs anyway. ;-)

Cheers, Phred.

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