Look at it this way, if it was a back door do you think: They would tell you about it? That they would make the mechanics of this back door difficult to de-engineer?
A case can be said for either sides of the debate... Long live open source. On Sat, 05 Oct 2002 09:40:33 -0600 Cameron Nikitiuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On this note...I knopw that XP Service Pack 1 and 2000 Service Pack 3 are > designed to allow MS to download updates to give you a more "stable and > secure" (oxymoron here I think?). > > Maybe MS is using port 1025 as a backdoor to peoples systems...but no.. they > wouldn't do that would they? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shane&Lisa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: September 27, 2002 11:52 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) port 1025 Blackjack > > > I can't say for absolute certain, but I have read articles suggesting that > WindowsXP 'phones home' (Redmond) there is much speculation whether it's > spyware or marketing or anti-piracy... > You can read all about it. Just google 'windows phone home' I think I read > it > in www.theregister.co.uk > > Shane > > Richard Jenniss wrote: > > > Yes, I'm using win-dos. My main box is compiling, and I'm selling this > latop > > soon enough. Anyhow, > > > > Can anyone tell me, without any reasonable doubt, why various versions of > > windows 2000 and XP have port 1025 Open? > > > > This seems to effect machines after a certain patch. > > > > Sounds suspicious, I think so. > > By product of 9/11 ? Possibly. >
