Another rampant problem with IIS that is still VERY VERY widespread is older Servers IIS 4.0 mainly, and some 5.0, that have FrontPage extensions installed, have botched NTFS permissions on the "Front Page Web".
I don't know if anyone has noticed this, but if you have Microsoft Front Page installed on your browser, a little button shows up on your Internet Explorer toolbar, the default is usually the Word Icon, as in edit this page with Microsoft Word, but if you have Front Page installed on your computer, you can select Edit with FrontPage, and FrontPage will attempt to communicate with the Web Server for remote authoring, now if this web server is an IIS server, and has Front Page Extensions installed for remote authoring, and the NTFS permissions have not been set correctly, it will give you, the IUSR_ (Internet User) account FULL Priveleges to change the "Front Page web".
As of now, I know 3 high profile companies who have this issue with their sites WIDE OPEN. Anyone can waltz in and alter their website, using the IUSR_ account. I would like to let them but how do I know they are not going to accuse me of something I didn't do, and just happened to stumble on.
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Weird, I found a sadmind/IIS worm infection on Texas Community college website, I sent an email to the administrator but never got a reply back. I checked and its fixed now though.
Another rampant problem with IIS that is still VERY VERY widespread is older Servers IIS 4.0 mainly, and some 5.0, that have FrontPage extensions installed, have botched NTFS permissions on the "Front Page Web".
I don't know if anyone has noticed this, but if you have Microsoft Front Page installed on your browser, a little button shows up on your Internet Explorer toolbar, the default is usually the Word Icon, as in edit this page with Microsoft Word, but if you have Front Page installed on your computer, you can select Edit with FrontPage, and FrontPage will attempt to communicate with the Web Server for remote authoring, now if this web server is an IIS server, and has Front Page Extensions installed for remote authoring, and the NTFS permissions have not been set correctly, it will give you, the IUSR_ (Internet User) account FULL Priveleges to change the "Front Page web".
As of now, I know 3 high profile companies who have this issue with their sites WIDE OPEN. Anyone can waltz in and alter their website, using the IUSR_ account. I would like to let them but how do I know they are not going to accuse me of something I didn't do, and just happened to stumble on.
Oh well.
BMWs iDrive System on the BMW745i is the real deal.
iDrive consists of a computer that controls 270 functions (including basic climate and stereo settings), a center-mounted LCD screen and a console-mounted rotary pushbutton knob that works as the system's "mouse." It's an amazingly powerful system that BMW sees taking over almost all vehicle functions.
More info here.
iTunes 3 is out today, with new features such as rating songs, keeping track of how often songs are played, playing back all songs at the same volume
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Fine Print:Your listening habits will probably be sent to an advertiser
iChat, the new instant messaging program, and iCal, the new shared calendar program, can work with the $100-per-year
Fine Print:Microsoft made us put that in, thats where they helped, eh..some of that Software as Service crap...