I read somewhere (can't remember where, possibly/.) that MS want to use smartcards for Passport.
Obviously, there are a few issues. Firstly, getting the smartcards to everyone. Then there would have to be smartcard readers on computers _everywhere_. Library terminals, schools, workplaces, homes.
The intent here is that you only need sign in once and all kinds of sites will be able to authenticate you. This part of the procedure happens transparently once you've signed into Passport.
Yep, you sign in once per session (or for the life of the cookie, if you so desire). But you are NOT automatically authenticated on every site. To authenticate with the site, you must click the "Passport Sign-In" link.
If you have signed into another Passport site, and have the cookie, you will be automatically signed in to this site. Otherwise you will be asked to authenticate yourself to Passport.
You can also get IBM DB2 Everyplace for PocketPC, Palm, Linux and a few others. SQL Server for CE is the same sort of principle.
Basically, you sync database data to the PDA. You write apps for the PDA that use and/or change this data, and when you sync, it syncs the database both ways.
Yep, those ones are mock-ups. For supposedly real shots of Merlin, check out this thread on PDABuzz. Note that there are no guarantees that these are real, either.
It sounds like you haven't used the PocketPC OS much, if any.
Yep, you have a Start button. It holds the last 5 apps you have launched up the top, as well as commonly used apps (you can customise the list, by default it's the stuff like calendar, contacts, etc)
But under that you have a Programs button. This brings up a programs panel similar in concept to the one on the Palm. This, again is completely customisable.
Also, you can't start multiple copies of an app. Trying to start another copy will switch back to the one currently running. So in effect, the Start button is also like a task switcher.
XP Home will also automatically enable a firewall. It's fairly basic, but blocks incoming packets reasonably well (doesn't do anything for outgoing packets, though)
XP Home also takes care of file sharing security; it doesn't bind the MS Network Client to the Internet facing adapter, and file sharing controls are vastly simplified.
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I agree. Serious Sam is fantastic.
Imagine hundreds of screaming, headless kamakaze's running towards you, followed by a few big robots, and thousands of annoying little frogs.
A typical Serious Sam level.
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I've NEVER seen that before. What version of SQL were you installing?
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Then you should manually remove the.ida mapping to the index server dll.
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Microsoft (or any other software company) should be responsible for selling defective products.
Like RedHat? Put an unpatched RH 6.2 server on the Net and see how long it lasts.
But, since most users can't tell a good VBscript from a bad one, It's the job of the operating system (or failing that, the scripting languages' interpreter) to make sure scripts can't do anything malicious when accessed in normal mode. Since Windows and VBScript doesn't do this, I consider them broken.
Does BASH check scripts to see if they are malicious? Do Perl scripts run in a sandbox?
IIS isn't just a web server. FTP and SMTP are served up by IIS, so yes, when you installed the FTP server, you installed IIS.
What you need to do is disable the W3SVC (World Wide Web Publishing Service) in Services, or disable the Default Web Site in ISM if you don't want that box serving up HTTP.
OK, so you're going to sue me if I modify my copy of Mozilla to display all pages with bright yellow text, the goatse man as the background and random links to various pr0n sites?
Please. It's MY browser. I can do what the hell I like to it. If a user chooses to install this program or turn on Smart Tags, the webmaster has NO RIGHT WHATSOEVER to override that decision.
Indeed. If/when Linux is mainstream, and newbies are using it, the potential is there for script viruses to be invoked.
Most Linux systems have Perl. All it would take is a Perl script that scans your Mozilla or Netscape prefs file for info, parse the address book, and bam! It replicates.
The average luser will click on anything, regardless of whether its.vbs or.pl.
HAHA... why would AOHell distribute Java? They'd rather use their own proprietary stuff to add interactivity to AOL sites.
As for the warning message, it doesn't mention that Java is harmful at all. It just says that to view everything on this page, you must install the Virtual Machine, which is 5 megs.
The minute you visit a site that uses a Java applet, you are prompted to download the Microsoft VM, which is about 5 megs. There is a check box that disables this ever coming up again, in which case you have to head over to Windows Update.
Personally, I think this is a good thing, because I'm not a fan of Java applets. Especially that evil Red Sheriff 'tracking' applet, which is common on Australian sites, and is very invasive.
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I read somewhere (can't remember where, possibly /.) that MS want to use smartcards for Passport.
Obviously, there are a few issues. Firstly, getting the smartcards to everyone. Then there would have to be smartcard readers on computers _everywhere_. Library terminals, schools, workplaces, homes.
The intent here is that you only need sign in once and all kinds of sites will be able to authenticate you. This part of the procedure happens transparently once you've signed into Passport.
Yep, you sign in once per session (or for the life of the cookie, if you so desire). But you are NOT automatically authenticated on every site. To authenticate with the site, you must click the "Passport Sign-In" link.
If you have signed into another Passport site, and have the cookie, you will be automatically signed in to this site. Otherwise you will be asked to authenticate yourself to Passport.
How about you read what I wrote, stupid. Did I claim MS Reader was uncrackable?
If someone is going to make a claim like this guy did, then they should have the evidence to back it up.
As I stated in my original post, I cracked the CIA. I can launch your nukes whenever and wherever I feel like it.
Do you believe me?
Is there evidence to prove that MS Reader has actually been cracked? I mean, he hasn't shown any code, he haasn't posted an cracked e-book.
Hell, I could claim that I just broke into the CIA. I know where Elvis is and I know who killed JFK, but the DMCA won't let me tell you.
Load a Word 2000 doc into Word 97. It works perfectly.
Huh? Oh, that's just the sound of you taking your foot out of your mouth.
WRONG. Word XP, 2000 and 97 have had the same file format. Word 6 and 95 shared the same file format.
You can also get IBM DB2 Everyplace for PocketPC, Palm, Linux and a few others. SQL Server for CE is the same sort of principle.
Basically, you sync database data to the PDA. You write apps for the PDA that use and/or change this data, and when you sync, it syncs the database both ways.
Yep, those ones are mock-ups. For supposedly real shots of Merlin, check out this thread on PDABuzz. Note that there are no guarantees that these are real, either.
It sounds like you haven't used the PocketPC OS much, if any.
Yep, you have a Start button. It holds the last 5 apps you have launched up the top, as well as commonly used apps (you can customise the list, by default it's the stuff like calendar, contacts, etc)
But under that you have a Programs button. This brings up a programs panel similar in concept to the one on the Palm. This, again is completely customisable.
Also, you can't start multiple copies of an app. Trying to start another copy will switch back to the one currently running. So in effect, the Start button is also like a task switcher.
XP Home also takes care of file sharing security; it doesn't bind the MS Network Client to the Internet facing adapter, and file sharing controls are vastly simplified.
Imagine hundreds of screaming, headless kamakaze's running towards you, followed by a few big robots, and thousands of annoying little frogs.
A typical Serious Sam level.
I've NEVER seen that before. What version of SQL were you installing?
Then you should manually remove the .ida mapping to the index server dll.
Like RedHat? Put an unpatched RH 6.2 server on the Net and see how long it lasts.
Does BASH check scripts to see if they are malicious? Do Perl scripts run in a sandbox?
They did the same to me. I got quite annoyed, and sent a nastygram, and cc'ed it to TRUSTe. I've never received another e-mail from them since.
Uhh, you have to explicitly install IIS on 2k and XP Professional, and it doesn't even come with XP Home.
net send 127.0.0.1 Your machine is compromised
What you need to do is disable the W3SVC (World Wide Web Publishing Service) in Services, or disable the Default Web Site in ISM if you don't want that box serving up HTTP.
Please. It's MY browser. I can do what the hell I like to it. If a user chooses to install this program or turn on Smart Tags, the webmaster has NO RIGHT WHATSOEVER to override that decision.
Most Linux systems have Perl. All it would take is a Perl script that scans your Mozilla or Netscape prefs file for info, parse the address book, and bam! It replicates.
The average luser will click on anything, regardless of whether its .vbs or .pl.
Eh? Telstra.com and BigPond Home use SSL when you login to account info. It would be very strange if BigPond Advance didn't.
Oh ... wait. This _is_ Telstra after all ... Who knows with those tossers.
As for the warning message, it doesn't mention that Java is harmful at all. It just says that to view everything on this page, you must install the Virtual Machine, which is 5 megs.
The minute you visit a site that uses a Java applet, you are prompted to download the Microsoft VM, which is about 5 megs. There is a check box that disables this ever coming up again, in which case you have to head over to Windows Update. Personally, I think this is a good thing, because I'm not a fan of Java applets. Especially that evil Red Sheriff 'tracking' applet, which is common on Australian sites, and is very invasive.