Re: fp 2000 and server extensions

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From: hardy.boehm
Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 00:00

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Jouko Lehmuskorpi <jouko.lehmuskorpi@pp.inet.fi> wrote:

> 1) What do you think or know about these risks. Are they possible risks and
> if
> so how probable do you think they are and in what kind of situations they
> are posible?

Well ... the extensions run with root priviledges.
This allows them to do ANYTRHING.
We all know Microsoft's security ...

> 2) If there aren't any real risks how could I make my operator sure about
> this?

There are risks.

> 3) Is it easy to put the needed extensions in my own server (also Linux).
> Which are the main problems in this?

Sure, but then they pose that security risk on *your* server!
You can get them from the MS homepege...

-- 

Bye...Hardy

It said "Needs Windows 95 or better". So I installed Linux...

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