Simple File Sharing is not protected. Windows doesn't enforce user permissions in that mode. When Simple File Sharing is NOT used, Windows provides a number of menus with which you define who is allowed into the shared folder and under what conditions. It is all very complex and I don't understand all of it.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 5:54 PM Subject: Re: [NF] XP Service Pack 3 is out. > On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 10:01 PM, kam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> So you are saying that doing the steps you say on computer A, you can go >> to a different workstation (Computer B) on the network and >> read and write files on Computer A? With XP and/or Vista? Does anyone >> else on this list have that experience? > > Of course. It worked this way with Windows 95 (or was it 98?) too. > What are you seeing? One thing I can recommend is to turn off 'Simple > File Sharing'. Not sure if it makes a difference, but I really don't > understand the 'Simple File Sharing' dialog :-) > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
