Dos 6.2 running win 3.1
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 12:51 PM Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service > Clearly, this thread is more odd than the behavior of the Windows > Messenger service. > > Jay, please let us know which OS's are qualified for "serious use" > according to your standards. List some of these operating systems that > don't run any network-enabled service in a default install. > > -Jason > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jay > Sulzberger > Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 5:34 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Jay Sulzberger > Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service > > > > > On Wed, 16 Jul 2003, dos cerveza wrote: > > > The service starts before you login. > > This is normal behaviour. > > Perhaps. But this behavior is not sane. > > If this behavior is incorrigible by an ordinary sysadmin using the > standard > tools, then that alone disqualifies the OS for serious use, even were > the > code free. > > oo--JS. > > > > Please read the previous replies you have recieved. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "morning_wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 13:11:46 -0700 > > To: "Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger > Service > > > > > > I can confirm this behavior. This service is enabled on Windows > 2000 > > > > and XP by default. > > > > I noticed it on my sister's PC after she clicked away 3 > advertisement > > > >pop-ups and growling at the PC. I think that the average user does > > > >not know how to disable it. > > > > (And btw: NO, the average MS-Windows user is NOT USING any > firewalls.) > > > > > > > > > > > > > more to the point... THERE WAS NO LOGIN PERIOD > > > this was a fresh install.. waiting at the login prompt.. the pop up > was > > > there before any user ( admin ) settings initialized or login took > place. > > > once again.. this is out of the box install following all prompts, > no > > > sharing etc. ( only setting computer name and workgroup )reboot.. > sit at > > > login prompt.. login.. pop up was waiting on an uninitialized > desktop.. > > > this is my question / issue... NOT my personal security or lack of > > > knowlege about basic networking / security. > > > disabling the service is easy, im reporting on default out of the > box > > > behavior, not how to get rid of it or protect myself. > > > please all.. re-read my scenario... > > > > > > donnie > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > > > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html > > > > -- > > __________________________________________________________ > > Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com > > http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup > > > > CareerBuilder.com has over 400,000 jobs. Be smarter about your job > search > > http://corp.mail.com/careers > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html > _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
