Response from Cisco follows...Pass it along!

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Davis" <psdcisco.com>
To: <seanackind.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 4:07 PM
Subject: FW: (Case #4944266)

> Sean,
>
> We attempted to tell people to ignore the messages in the past, but rather
> than ignoring them, they would accidentally say NO to one of them and cause
> the client to break on their machine, thus opening up support cases - in
> addition, they would receive annoying warnings every time various network
> binding activity happened on their machine. After receiving complaints for a
> year about this, we finally decided to do something until MS would sign our
> driver. The solution to problem is that v3.6 (release in August) will
> include signed drivers and this will be removed.
>
> Best Regards,
> -pete
>
>
>

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kayne Ian (Softlab)" <Ian.Kaynesoftlab.co.uk>
To: <seanackind.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 12:24 AM
Subject: FW: Fwd: Fw: Cisco VPN client

> Sean,
> I think they kind of missed the point. Oh well, hopefully someone at
> Cisco who can read an email from the bottom up will look into it.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ian Kayne
> Technical Specialist - IT Solutions
> Softlab Ltd - A BMW Company
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: taccisco.com [mailto:taccisco.com]
> > Sent: 17 April 2002 21:54
> > To: Ian.Kaynesoftlab.co.uk
> > Subject: Re: Fwd: Fw: Cisco VPN client
> >
> >
> > Dear Cisco Customer,
> >
> > Thank you for your email to taccisco.com Unfortunately we did not
> > receive enough information to process your technical support request.
> >
> > If you have access to the internet, we recommend that you
> > open your case
> > using our online Case Open Tool located at
> > http://www.cisco.com/TAC .
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> > --
> > Ryan Cruz
> > Customer Response Center
> > Technical Assistance Center
> > Cisco Systems
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Web Help Team & TAC,
> > >
> > > I think this message was misrouted to the cco-feedback
> > alias by some email
> > > routing software. Can you determine who the proper group
> > is who should be
> > > receiving and responding to this feedback?
> > >
> > > -carrie
> > >
> > > >Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 12:06:56 -0700 (PDT)
> > > >X-Authentication-Warning: asteroid.cisco.com: eparser set
> > sender to
> > > >taccisco.com using -f
> > > >From: seanackind.net
> > > >To: cco-feedbackcisco.com
> > > >Reply-to: seanackind.net
> > > >Subject: Fw: Cisco VPN client
> > > >
> > > >Thought this was of interest to you guys. I saw this
> > myself in the
> > > >instructions, and thought it was really bad. Maybe you
> > should just instruct
> > > >people to ignore the error message and just choose "YES"
> > to go through the
> > > >driver signing screen?
> > > >
> > > >Other than that, I have had GREAT luck with your Cisco shim.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >sean.
> > > >
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Kayne Ian (Softlab)" <Ian.Kaynesoftlab.co.uk>
> > > >To: "Vuln-Dev" <VULN-DEVSECURITYFOCUS.COM>
> > > >Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 6:35 AM
> > > >Subject: Cisco VPN client
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hey all,
> > > > > When installing the Cisco Systems VPN Client on Windows
> > XP, it warns
> > > > > you that XP driver signing will cause some "error
> > messages" to pop up
> > > >during
> > > > > the installation. To prevent this, instead of telling
> > you just to OK them,
> > > > > it actually tells you to go and disable XP driver
> > signing completely. It
> > > > > makes no mention of re-enabling it afterwards. Anyone
> > else find that a bit
> > > > > of stupid advice?
> > > > >
> > > > > Just FYI, in case your users are doing this themselves.
> > > > >
> > > > > Ian Kayne
> > > > > Technical Specialist - IT Solutions
> > > > > Softlab Ltd - A BMW Company
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ** Softlab customer, Provident Financial Management
> > Services (PFMS)
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> > Contact Centre
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> > > > > ** Softlab presented with the exclusive EMEA Partner
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