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From: Andrew DeFaria <Andrew AT DeFaria DOT com>
Subject: Re: Netsky worm
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 16:53:54 -0700
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Robert Pendell wrote:

> Yes. That is true. Microsoft is showing some changes though for the 
> future. For example. Even in Windows XP, LAN connections are 
> firewalled by default. SP2 will enable the firewall by default and 
> include a security center. The firewall is more robust giving the user 
> a bit more control but still lacks outgoing data protection like
> commercial firewalls have.

I believe we all heard of this. However, what about Word/Excel documents 
running macros causing problems. Yes they stopped that but then again 
that's my point - initially, and by default , used to be enabled. Then 
there's 
http://news.google.com/url?ntc=0M4C0&q=http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml%3FarticleID%3D22103094 
on the front page of news.google.com. Also, the infamous Love Virus, 
SoBig, etc, etc.

> Right. Windows actually stole certain things from UNIX. Example: The 
> system32\drivers\etc folder is taken directly from UNIX. There are 
> certain others stolen from UNIX too but I can't remember what.

Oh there are tons of things like DNS, HTTP, SMTP and then things like 
nslookup, ping, telnet, rsh, etc. Find's look like greps, type is a poor 
man's more, and speaking of more, the Windows more. Many other 
utilities, some even done by MS themselves, have often shed their /opts 
for -opts Unix style command line format.

> The money they charge is usually for support costs, media costs, and 
> time spent actually making the media. However it is far cheaper to go 
> on ebay and buy the same product that some burned using downloaded 
> iso's. Some people still connect on modems and therefore cannot 
> download the free iso images. I am one of those people and know that I 
> cannot leave my system on downloading for extended periods of time.

Why not? I believe when I beta tested XP I downloaded their ISO images 
through a modem... Just let it run all night.


-- 
An error? Impossible! My modem is error correcting.


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