Chuck, Blocking port 135 may cause some issues as some programs use this port like Microsoft's (DCOM) to communicate.
For example we have several realtors that up load their listings to a multilist server and blocking port 135 prevents them from doing this. We worked around this for them by having them use a test number where we unblocked port 135. The effect of blocking port 135 will depend on the type of users you have. Our stance that is working for us and received favorable comments from our customers is to block this port for a short time to provide a reasonable time for subscribers to update their systems. Stu At 02:10 PM 08/13/2003 -0500, you wrote: >I just finished getting all the latest updates, service packs and >patches on my servers last week (spent a couple days double checking and >catching what auto update doesn't show). I believe they all had that >patch already, but could have been bad. > >I have been considering putting filters on all my access servers (I'm an >ISP) to kill anything in our out for the commonly exploited windows >ports (135, 139, etc.) to protect my users, and the internet. My >concern is, that it might break some other type of functionality for >users. Ayone have any thoughts? > >Thanks, >Chuck Frolick >ArgoNet, Inc. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of paul >Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 2:25 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Test No Messages > > >> Too many people dealing with the msblast virus to complain about >getting >> spam... :) > >Isn't THAT the truth........ sheesh. > >And what's even funnier, is the # of machines I've cleaned that have HAD >the >update sitting, waiting to be installed!!!! ARGH! > >"What's updates ready to install mean?" > >Paul > > >--- >[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > >--- >[This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus >(http://www.declude.com)] > >--- >This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To >unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and >type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found >at http://www.mail-archive.com. > >--- >[This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] > >--- >This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To >unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and >type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found >at http://www.mail-archive.com. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CSOnline Technical Support Normal hours - Monday thru Saturday 7am - 1am CSOnline Technical Support Summer hours - Monday thru Saturday 8am - 12pm (June - July - August) CSOnline Technical Support Numbers Seneca 814-677-2447 Clarion 814-227-3638 Cochranton 814-425-1696 Parker 724-399-1158 GremLan 814-337-7060 http://www.csonline.net http://www.cshowcase.com http://www.learncenter.com http://www.gremlan.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
