> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Oct 17 07:07:44 2003
> Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 09:31:57 -0400
> From: Rick Cochran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: LPRng: need some idea for directing jobs between
>
> James.Q.L wrote:
> > just relized something right after i sent that email. sorry.
> >
> > I think I can invoke the smbclient on the redhat machine to send windows
> > client popup message.
> >
> > not sure if that's doable because i am not sending msg from the samba PDC
> > server. there gotta be some rule for this. otherwise, i can harass everyoen
> > on the network with a winpopup message. :)
> >
> > i will consult the smbclient man page to confirm.
>
> Yes, the idea that Microsoft wouldn't implement a service which is wide open to
> abuse by anyone in the Universe is certainly amusing.
>
> However, it occurred to me to wonder if something could be done with ICF
> (Internet Connection Firewall). It would have to stop WinPopup traffic from
> disallowed IP addresses without interfering with desired SMB traffic.
>
> Some kind of relatively secure messaging service would be a great help to
> printing services.
>
> -Rick
>
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> |Rick Cochran phone: 607-255-7618|
> |Cornell CIT - Systems & Operations - Net-Print FAX: 607-255-8521|
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Ummm... not to mention one that did not have the current flaws leading to
the current set of nasty attacks we are^H^H^H will? have? been seeing.
Patrick ("Computer Doctor: take two patches and call me in the morning.") Powell
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