[SoDak]

I don't care a whit about XP's security or lack thereof. Our desktops have only one purpose in life, and that is to act as a conduit between the user and the AIX database server. The first thing we do is disable the firewall.

[Bush2000]

I don't care a whit about XP's security or lack thereof. Our desktops have only one purpose in life, and that is to act as a conduit between the user and the AIX database server. The first thing we do is disable the firewall.

Great. So the instant some moron user runs an infected piece of software and unwittingly initiates a worm attack within your corporate firewall -- thus infecting all of your freshly updated SP2 machines -- you're toast. WTF. Haven't you considered the long-term consequences of disabling the firewall? Bad mojo, IMO.