[DUG] Delphi XE update 1 fails

[Jeremy Coulter]

we get the same thing here David M.....oh hang on....we work at the same
place :-)   p.s. its your ar*e on the line on this one :-)

Jeremy

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 1:24 PM, David Moorhouse (DUG) <
delphi at moorhouse.net.nz> wrote:

> The 7zip files  are protected by a password that only the installer knows
> - so the Web Marshall software cannot open them to check for malware.
>
> The network guys at work here, said do I trust the source (i.e. should
> they grant an exemption for the source
> http://installers.codegear.com.edgesuite.net/*)?
>
> So my natural questions are:
> 1. who is edgesuite.net ?
> 2. what procedures do they have in place to stop a malicious file being
> uploaded
> 3. who's reputation is going to be on the line is there is a security
> breach
>
> Maybe it's time for EMB to use PKI instead of security by obscurity.
>
> David
>
> > Maybe I'm missing something in the details of what is going on but on the
> > surface this seems a bit harsh.
> >
> > YOUR firewall software is paranoid and stopping the update, and this is
> > Embarcadero's fault?
> >
> > Curious to know more because there must be more to it than that. Is it an
> > automatic download you have no control over maybe?
> >
> > David.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz]
> > On
> > Behalf Of David Moorhouse (DUG)
> > Sent: Tuesday, 16 November 2010 12:11 p.m.
> > To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> > Subject: [DUG] Delphi XE update 1 fails
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > We're trying to install this update from behind a corporate firewall, and
> > our web sanitiser (Web Marshall) cannot open the downloaded 7zip files
> for
> > checking.  So no update happening here.
> >
> > When is EMB going to come up with something that works for a change ?
> >
> > David
> >
> >
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