Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this bug a security issue, broadcasting the user's machine name to the external network? It seems that information would assist an external attacker.
Not to mention a privacy issue - do the ISP and DNS provider need to know I'm opening a document? This kind of rogue network access is why people have been asking for application-specific firewall protection in linux for years. -- OOo opens very slowly a first document in Lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/592176 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
