==================================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS August 17, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news/0,,sid1,00.html ==================================================================== SPONSORED BY: VeriSign - The Internet Trust Company ==================================================================== Pinpoint the right security solution for your company - FREE Guide from industry leader VeriSign gives you all the facts. Learn how to: - Add the most powerful online encryption - 128-bit - Quickly authenticate your site Get your FREE Guide now at: http://www.verisign.com/cgi-bin/go.cgi?a=n061140330003000 ==================================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "NNTP vulnerability extended to Exchange 2000" Remember that memory leak in Microsoft's NNTP service we told you about earlier this week? Microsoft now says that leak affects Exchange 2000 too. The memory leak can open the door to a DoS attack. Check out the security bulletin and patch at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-043.asp. SOURCE: ENT Magazine http://www.entmag.com/breaknews.asp?ID=4851 MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Check out our full cart of Exchange information and resources at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci758922,00.html. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Microsoft plugs hole in Outlook [2] Code Red awareness effort a success, officials say [3] Microsoft slaps back at Sun in Java spat [4] Industry divided over Java on Windows XP PCs [5] Microsoft loses request to delay antitrust remedy hearings [1] "Microsoft plugs hole in Outlook" Microsoft has put out a patch to caulk a hole in an ActiveX control that could let an attacker run destructive code on a user's computer. The flaw is in the Microsoft Outlook View Control, an ActiveX control that is installed with Outlook 98, 2000 and 2002. If you use those, get thee to http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-038.asp and start downloading. SOURCE: IDG News http://www.idg.net/ic_669134_1773_1-3921.html [2] "Code Red awareness effort a success, officials say " The FBI doesn't think Code Red will have much to feed on when it wakes up and goes on the prowl this weekend. Officials believe there are enough protected servers out there to make the worm go hungry and keep the Internet relatively safe. SOURCE: The Associated Press http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/046475.htm *Still need that patch? Go to http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci758650,00.html for more info. ** For more Code Red reading, check out the discussions currently taking place in our security forum: http://searchwindowsmanageability.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]. [3] "Microsoft slaps back at Sun in Java spat" The verbal ping pong continues -- now Microsoft has responded to Sun's ad campaign calling for users to rise up and demand Java in Windows XP (reminiscent of "I want my MTV" back in the early 80s). Microsoft has released a statement to explain why it yanked Java support for XP. Redmond accuses Sun of hypocrisy and argues the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company "has taken every step possible to prevent Microsoft from shipping its award winning Java virtual machine." SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6895623.html?tag=mn_hd [4] "Industry divided over Java on Windows XP PCs" Now that Java won't be brewing in Windows XP or a forthcoming Web browser, PC makers and Internet service providers are trying to decide if they should step in and bundle Java support into their PCs and services. Dell's gonna do it; Compaq is not. Windows XP users will be able to a download a Java Virtual Machine from Microsoft's Web site or from a third-party provider. SOURCE: IDG News http://www.idg.net/ic_668846_1773_1-3921.html [5] "Microsoft loses request to delay antitrust remedy hearings" No delay. A U.S. appeals court shot down Microsoft's request to delay remedy hearings until the Supreme Court decides if it will review the monopoly case. A federal district court judge will be appointed to preside over hearings and issue a remedy. Legal analysts doubt the High Court will touch the case. SOURCE: Bloomberg News http://quote.bloomberg.com/fgcgi.cgi?ptitle=Technology%20News&s1=blk&tp=ad_topright_tech&T=markets_bfgcgi_content99.ht&s2=ad_right1_technology&bt=ad_position1_technology&middle=ad_frame2_technology&s=AO30ohRW8TWljcm9z If you would like to comment on today's news, email searchWin2000.com News Editor Ed Parry at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. ------------------------------------------------------------------- WIN! WIN! WIN! ------------------------------------------------------------------- August's Tip of the Month Contest is in full swing. Don't miss out on your chance to win this month's prize -- set of Klipsch ProMedia THX Certified Multimedia Speakers! Submit a tip today at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz758210_cts758207,00.html. ==================================================================== BEST WEB LINKS OF THE DAY -------------------------------------------------------------------- "Troubleshoot DNS problems with Nslookup" Nslookup is a flexible command-line program for DNS troubleshooting situations when the GUI is unavailable, says columnist Greg Shultz. Shultz shows how this "incredibly handy" utility works and how to use it in both non-interactive and interactive modes. He also offers advice on how to verify DNS name server responsiveness, switch and debug DNS name servers and interpret error messages. SOURCE: TechRepublic http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?src=search&id=r00220010717shu01.htm "Frequently asked questions about Kerberos" Everything you ever wanted to know about Kerberos but were afraid to ask! This FAQ is organized by the following categories: general information, administration questions, user and application questions, error messages and other problems and programming. SOURCE: Naval Research Laboratory http://www.nrl.navy.mil/CCS/people/kenh/kerberos-faq.html ==================================================================== KNOW-IT-ALL QUESTION OF THE DAY! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Are you a real "Know IT All"? Try answering today's question to find out if you truly deserve the title! 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