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Re: Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotagedhosts-file lookup
From: "John Creegan" <jcreegan () questarweb com>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:52:43 -0500
I'd agree with that. What's the explanation for them doing the same thing with MSN? On April 13, 2006, at 1:49, brandon s. allbery wrote: On Apr 13, 2006, at 1:29 , Dave Korn wrote:
Hey, guess what I just found out: Microsoft have deliberately sabotaged their DNS client's hosts table lookup functionality.
I thought this was part of avoiding malware attempts to block Windows Update. -- brandon s. allbery [linux,solaris,freebsd,perl] allbery () kf8nh com system administrator [openafs,heimdal,too many hats] allbery () ece cmu edu electrical and computer engineering, carnegie mellon university KF8NH _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ ----------------- This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure,copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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