I'm wondering how long RPC over HTTP will be useful before firewall vendors and administrators pinch it off.
Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP Freelance E-Mail Philosopher Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger Seielstad Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 8:12 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Exchange 2003 SP1 is out Single, well known port, funneling a single, really, really insecure protocol (RPC) directly into your network.... Scares me silly.. Not quite as scary as what you can do with ssh, but darn close. -------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevinm [CA] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 10:32 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Exchange 2003 SP1 is out > > Smaller attack surfaces.. you only have the universal fire hole bypass > port 80 open. And you are requiring mutual authentication on all > connections. I believe this will be the connection method for all > things in the future. No more firewalls at the edge, unless you > consider the edge the air and the Ethernet cable. > > > > --Kevinm WLKMMAS Exchange MVP > Http://www.wlkmmas.org > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Roger Seielstad > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 5:04 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Exchange 2003 SP1 is out > > And provide infinitely larger attack surfaces for hackers and viruses. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis Inc. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jason Clishe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 8:01 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Cc: Jason Clishe > > Subject: RE: Exchange 2003 SP1 is out > > > > Don't discount the new RPC over HTTP publisher tool in ESM. > This will > > make RPC over HTTP configurations infinitely simpler. > > > > Jason > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Simon Butler > > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 11:44 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Exchange 2003 SP1 is out > > > > The only extra thing I can see in System Manager is an > extra column in > > the server list to tell you if RPC over HTTP is enabled. > > Otherwise I totally agree with Roger's initial thoughts below. > > > > Simon. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Roger Seielstad > > Sent: 26 May 2004 14:39 > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Exchange 2003 SP1 is out > > > > My initial impressions: > > > > Documentation > > -Very light on the included fixes > > -Doesn't mention the OS hotfix requirement anywhere > > > > Install > > -Inconsistent reboot pattern (2 boxes installed, one required a > > reboot, the other didn't) -Doesn't want to install an ESM only > > upgrade on an XP > > SP2RC1 box > > > > Functionality > > -No noticable issues with normal test loads at this point > > > > > > I'm planning on moving it into my pilot deployment in the next few > > days to see what happens. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator > > Inovis Inc. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Atkinson, Miles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 6:23 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: RE: Exchange 2003 SP1 is out > > > > > > I found the MS information on included bug fixes and the > like was a > > > little on the light side. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > > > Simon Butler > > > Sent: 26 May 2004 11:12 > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: RE: Exchange 2003 SP1 is out > > > > > > > > > I have now done it twice - once on my office test system > > and once on > > > the home test system. > > > The office test system didn't ask for a reboot. The home > > system did. > > > > > > While I appreciate that it is an OS hotfix and not an > > application hot > > > fix, there wasn't a single mention of the requirement for > it, or a > > > link to the download in the release notes. I had to lookup the KB > > > article from the error, find the download, install it and > > then attempt > > > > > the install again. > > > > > > Simon. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Web Interface: > > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > > ext_mode=&lang=english > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > > > Jupitermedia Corp. > > > Attn: Discussion List Management > > > 475 Park Avenue South > > > New York, NY 10016 > > > > > > Please include the email address which you have been > contacted with. > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > ext_mode=& > > lang=english > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > > Jupitermedia Corp. > > Attn: Discussion List Management > > 475 Park Avenue South > > New York, NY 10016 > > > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > ext_mode=& > > lang=english > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > > Jupitermedia Corp. > > Attn: Discussion List Management > > 475 Park Avenue South > > New York, NY 10016 > > > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > ext_mode=&lang=english > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > > Jupitermedia Corp. > > Attn: Discussion List Management > > 475 Park Avenue South > > New York, NY 10016 > > > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > ext_mode=& > lang=english > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > %%email.unsub%% > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t ext_mode=&lang=english > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > %%email.unsub%% > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. 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