[Info-vax] : Welcome to lockdown - HP limiting access to patches

[Steven Schweda]

JF Mezei wrote:

> My question stands: it is hopeless to try to fight this move, or is
> there a feeling that HP might be responsive and change its mind ?

   Why ask people who have no control over the decisions, and,
most likely, no relevant knowledge?  Or do you think that the
_feelings_ of anyone here might affect HP?

   I assume that people who think that they know what they're
doing have thought this through about as thoroughly as they're
ever likely to, and we can see the result.  I don't expect
them to make an exception for me (or for others like me), but
I'm open to a pleasant surprise.  Blocking access to my server
from 15.0.0.0/8 should be pretty easy, too, should it come to
that.