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Robert,
I don't know whether your "(yawn)" was intended to point out that my
reference to XP failed to stimulate your superior intellect, or whether
it was just the result of one too many green buds. Either way, thanks
for the response.
Regards,
Monte
Robert Marley wrote:
>
> Monte --
>
> (yawn)
>
> http://www.byte.com/documents/s=707/byt20010629s0003/pournelle3.html
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/19925.html
>
> There's plenty more out there, especially on Gibson's own newsgroups
> where
> the security experts are whacking him over the head with a 2 by 4 ...
> for
> ONCE, Microsoft is correct. Raw socks support is already in every
> version
> of windows and any system admin with a clue can stop these attacks.
> The BIG
> problem is Gibson's internet provider actually ...
>
> Signed,
>
> The 'Smoke Green Buds Man'
>
> -RNM
>
> --- "Monte C. Smith" <mcs@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Got this note today from Gibson Research:
> >
> > Windows XP:
> >
> > The experience with Windows-based denial of service
> > attacks
> > focused my attention on Microsoft's planned release
> > of Windows XP
> > with its planned inclusion of "Full Raw Socket"
> > support. Full raw
> > sockets are a powerful and dangerous Internet API
> > that exists in
> > all Unix-based operating systems. But under Unix
> > they are
> > deliberately protected by the rigorous requirement
> > for "root"
> > privilege. (Similar to Microsoft's "Administrative"
> > privilege.)
> > However Microsoft has done away with this
> > distinction in the Home
> > Edition of Windows XP which threatens to populate
> > the world with
> > a needlessly dangerous capability.
> >
> > Microsoft and I have been arguing about this qGet personalized email
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