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FW: The U.S. State Department needs "DCOMbobula tor"
From: Dennis Cooper <dennisc () kdoc dc state ks us>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 15:19:05 -0500
From the M$ blurb on disabling DCOM, It appears to NOT be needed.
See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=825750 "Warning If you disable DCOM, may you may lose operating system functionality. After you disable support for DCOM, the following may result: Any COM objects that can be activated remotely may not function correctly. The local COM+ snap-in will not be able to connect to remote servers to enumerate their COM+ catalog. Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) queries against remote servers may not function correctly." Dennis Cooper MSST III Kansas Department of Corrections Kansas Correctional Industries -----Original Message----- From: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu [mailto:Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 11:48 AM To: Richard M. Smith Cc: full-disclosure () lists netsys com Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] The U.S. State Department needs "DCOMbobulator" On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 11:12:12 EDT, "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com> said:
For most Windows users, I bet that the only time DCOM ever gets used, if at all, is to run worms like MSBlaster and Welchia.
Isn't DCOM needed for the WindowsUpdate stuff to work? Or am I misremembering? _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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