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Problem with SL and Windows OneCare

Jolt Tank
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Join date: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 52
07-19-2006 18:57
I reported this to MS but its something of note, that mebby some adjustements to SL could help with

Theres been an annoying issue iv had with Onecare... When Second Life (Linden Labs) forces an update, the dialog authorizing onecare firewall pops up, you accept, but Second Life will timeout the update and the main app has to be restarted, reconnect to the programs own servers, and then it will re-ask for the force update and then Onecare will let it through.... Is there a better way than having to do this for *every* update of the software package?

Response was
Jolted,

Does the version number for the updater executable itself change with each new update? If so, this is the problem, since OneCare firewall will see this as a new application.

One way that this situation can be easily solved is if Linden Research would digitally sign their updates, since signed executables are allowed access automatically without prompting. Another way would be to avoid updating the updater itself, at least if not absolutely necessary.

Another idea *I* had was if SL and SL Updater retried to connect in a set period of time if it cant get though the firewall, giving time to allow it through and reconnect.
Jolt Tank
Registered User
Join date: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 52
Port Hell
08-15-2006 04:23
According to the SL Wiki the ports should be locked to a group.. THEY ARENT
SL willy nilly opens ports... this is become an annoyance with SL
Flash Ferguson
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Join date: 8 Aug 2006
Posts: 96
08-15-2006 14:19
I find it annoying as well, but then I find OneCare in general to be annoying. I'm close to uninstalling it and just using Windows Defender, with Avast for anti-virus. That combination worked well for me before. I gave OneCare a try because I got it on sale cheap but it really gets in the way more than anything.
Jolt Tank
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Join date: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 52
SL and Onecare SUCKS
08-15-2006 15:42
According to MS if SL signed their releases Onecare would just accept them....
Also if anyone from SL is interested, I have a onecare rep whose more than interested in discussing things but I havent found anyone at SL whose interested