Well, geez. Name one commercial system that has ever actually done security right. ;-) Regards, Dustin John Hebert wrote: <em>> --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <em>> <em>>>Hmm. Is this about the raw socket deal with Windows <em>>>XP? Raw sockets have <em>>>been available in the UNIX world for a while, so I <em>>>guess that means UNIX <em>>>vendors are no better? <em>>> <em>> <em>>>From my understanding of Gibson's writings, he says <em>> that raw sockets are a problem in Windows XP because <em>> most people use M$ Windows operating systems <em>> (well, duh) AND M$ doesn't seem to have its act <em>> together when it comes to network security (hmmm, <em>> he's got a point). So, distributing M$ Windows XP <em>> with raw sockets for home users who don't properly <em>> secure their machines will only give DDOS script <em>> kiddies more platforms to attack from. <em>> <em>> :P <em>> <em>> John <em>> <em>> __________________________________________________ <em>> Do You Yahoo!? <em>> Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail <em>> http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ <em>> ================================================ <em>> BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group <em>> Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. <em>> Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change <em>> your subscription information. <em>> ================================================ <em>> <em>> . <em>> <em>> <p> -- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear In the beginning the Universe was created. This has been widely regarded as a bad move. - Douglas Adams ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
<!-- body="end" --> <hr noshade> <ul> <li><strong>Next message:</strong> Dustin Puryear: "Re: [brluglist] Fw: Steve Gibson's July/2001 News from GRC.COM ..." <li><strong>Previous message:</strong> Dustin Puryear: "Re: [brluglist] Fw: Steve Gibson's July/2001 News from GRC.COM ..." <li><strong>In reply to:</strong> John Hebert: "Re: [brluglist] Fw: Steve Gibson's July/2001 News from GRC.COM ..." <li><strong>Next in thread:</strong> Charles J. Lingo: "Re: [brluglist] Fw: Steve Gibson's July/2001 News from GRC.COM ..." <li><strong>Reply:</strong> Charles J. Lingo: "Re: [brluglist] Fw: Steve Gibson's July/2001 News from GRC.COM ..." <li><strong>Messages sorted by:</strong> [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ] </ul> <hr noshade> <small> <em> This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.2 : <em>Thu Sep 06 2001 - 11:10:53 CDT</em> </em> </small> </body> </html>
