Here comes the programmes view. Do you Know that we programmers wish how much MS could do more.. to make it easy to programming. I've seen Lotus and MS both in Development stages. Do you know how difficult for you to bring up a form in MS when compared to Lotus.
We do complain MS, lack of security, that's lack of control for programmers on security in outlook/Exchange. if Microsoft wish to consider security on exchange I'd say give a better control and a API to programmers. I still wish for Field level security in an Public Folder document. Which integrates with AD. (but that's a different thread) If one really need to make MS a closed system, I've seen number of scripts that converts a NT box to a Unix type box. "Denied access until granted". Add the line , Run security Script "Deny ALL" add the end Of your windows installation procedure. :-) Kuminda Chandimith Sr. Technical Consultant Ducont.com FZ-LLC Tel: + 971-4-3913000 Ext 237 Fax: +971-4-3913001 http://www.ducont.com -----Original Message----- From: Benjamin Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 12 November 2001 23:57 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: It's not Microsoft's fault because.... On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Mike Carlson wrote: > For a developer having to write 600 lines of code to make sure > everything is set right before launching the form would be an enormous > amount of work compared to editing a key to allow .exe files to show up. > Granted that may be the more secure way of doing things, but then people > may not want to develop for that platform. > > Microsoft made a lot of money off Windows and Office being extremely > easy to develop for and use. With that there is security risks. I think you make a good point. What may have been a good approach in the short term (very easy to work with, but insecure) is not so good in the long term (it is still insecure, leading to many upset customers). I wonder, what happens next? Microsoft has said they will be moving to make things more secure. Assuming they follow through, does that mean people will move away to easier-but-less-secure platforms, restarting a cycle? Or will it mean security becomes a fundamental for Windows/Office programming (which, I would argue, it should be)? Would people still like Exchange so much, if it was more secure but less convenient? I know *I* certainly would, but I'm not an Exchange programmer. I wonder, how hard would it be to design a model that is secure by default, but easily opens up access to software with the proper authorizations? I suspect that would require moving most of the scripting intelligence into the server, where it can be protected better. Anyone here who knows more about Exchange programming than I (i.e., just about anyone) have any comments on that? -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
