Re: News groups
From: sgopus (fredd_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/13/03
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Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 17:25:35 -0700
I have seen messages that contain virus and simply reading
them, you get infected. the mime exploit works that way.
other active X virus can get you the same way!
>-----Original Message-----
>I thought I was crazy! This is the same that occurs to
me. I don't know any
>reason for not accessing a newsgroup, beyond a bad use.
As you said everyone
>can download by ftp or http. So why not news?
>
>--
>Marco Aurelio Tessaroto
>MCP+MCSE+MCT
>Brazil
>"Scott" <drx32us@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:0bea01c330eb$75e89350$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> My system administrator does not allow the use of news
>> groups within my organization.
>>
>> When I ask why he is unable to give any reason beyond a
>> vague it is a security risk.
>>
>> What exactly is the security risk?
>>
>> I understand that a developer can download from
newsgroups
>> but one could just as easily download something off the
>> net.
>>
>> I would also be more then willing to provide a list of
the
>> particular groups to be let though
>>
>> Microsoft.public.security for example.
>>
>> Using web forms are not as convenient as having a
>> newsreader that you can look though every morning and I
>> also find that some third party vendors who's components
>> that I use don't offer a way to post to there forums
>> through the web.
>>
>> Could someone outline the risk for me?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>
>
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