RE: Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service

["Bojan Zdrnja" <Bojan.Zdrnja () LSS hr>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: morning_wood [mailto:se_cur_ity () hotmail com] 
> Sent: Saturday, 19 July 2003 4:16 p.m.
> To: Bojan.Zdrnja () LSS hr; full-disclosure () lists netsys com
> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Odd Behavior - Windows 
> Messenger Service
>
>
> > So, Mr. Donnie, with your default installation Slackware box, you
> certanly
> > won't get pop-up spam, but if your ftp server has a bug or 
> SMTP server is
> > misconfigured (allowing relay), you might find various 
> thing, *when* you
> log
> > in.
>
> KEY PHRASE IN YOUR STATEMENT = but if your ftp server has a bug or SMTP
> server is misconfigured

So, you're absolutely 101% sure that ftp or smtp servers have no bugs?

Besides, originally you were talking about *ANY* service being started
before login. Let's see one of your posts:

Message-ID: <Law11-OE25U6xfPTeip00007d8a () hotmail com>

Morning_wood wrote:

> > imho it is iresponsible default behaivor for a workstation OS to allow
> > remote resources / services / enumeration
> > before any interactive user or administrative login.

Is Slackware irresponsible as well? Don't just tell me it's not a
workstation OS. Or any Linux/BSD/whatever distro?

> IF    and are most "user level" ( which XP most certainly is ) installs
> running services that can be directly accessed and a remote manipulation
> possible?

What manipulation? Spam? You got spam over a message? Your SMTP server on
Slackware will allow that and even more.

Bojan

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