one more reason. this seems to be the latest controversy. the problem is with the Universal PnP. we were able to simulate the leak in our lab http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5100941,00.html?chkpt=zdnn p1tp01 MS has issued some patches.
________________________________________________________________________ Shourya Sarcar | EEDP | Computer Technology Team, Global Software Platforms GE Medical Systems, 3200 N. Grandview Blvd., MS-WT 881, Waukesha, WI 53188 Tel:(262) 521 6295 Fax:(262) 521 6800 DC: *320 6295 -----Original Message----- From: Shuvayu Mukherjee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 1:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ilug-cal] Avoid XP... Hi folks, Check this out... http://www.pcfa.org/tech/avoidxp.heitml it says: "Microsoft implements the UNIX socket layer for the Internet protocol (IP), which you might think is a good thing. But, they do it with virtually NO security. Essentially, most any virus/worm will be able to propagate easily on or using your computer" One more reason for not using M$ products (as if we don't have enough ;-) ________________________________________________________________________ For Stock Quotes, Finance News, Insurance, Tax Planners, Mutual Funds... Visit http://in.finance.yahoo.com/ -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html
