That was one of the first things we discovered about XP, althought I haven't seen any followups on exploits yet.
Arup --- Shuvayu Mukherjee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.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
