But in that case, it is well known that thousand and thousands of websites have been hacked in the past, so it makes sense to patch the systems. With the OOO and burglary argument, no one has proven that it has ever occured.
AW On Thursday 06 March 2003 12:57 pm, you wrote: > No-one has every hacked my employer's website either. I think this > demonstrates patching the web server is a waste of time, so I shall stop > doing that. > > Robert Moir MSMVP > IT Systems Engineer > Luton Sixth Form College > Ciderspace: An online 3D virtual reality environment for tramps. > Ciderspace Cafe: A park Bench. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Allison M. Wittstock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 05 March 2003 17:38 > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: Re: OOO to internet, still bad? > > > > > > > > Ed, since you use this example often, can you provide me with > > some real world > > examples of someone being burglarized because their OOO > > message told the > > world they were away? I think I am more likely to be > > burglarized by a > > neighbour that notices I am gone, or someone that sees my > > postbox has been > > emptied in days, or someone overhearing me order plane/train > > tickets, etc. > > > > This issue has also been discussed on the urban legend > > debunking site, Snopes. > > The link is http://www.snopes.com/crime/intent/reply.htm > > > > I look forward to hearing your opinion or some proof of this > > happening. > > > > Cheers, > > Allison > > > > On Wednesday 05 March 2003 02:39 am, you wrote: > > > The risk of a mail loop with OOO is small. However, consider the > > > following: > > > > > > Byron Kennedy is out of the office vacationing in the south > > > > of France > > > > > until the end of the summer. Please feel free to drop by > > > > his house at > > > > > 123 Any Street, Anytown, USA, and help yourself to whatever > > > > is left. > > > > > If you are a spammer, then you've hit a live mailbox! Tell your > > > friends! > > > > > > 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 > > > > Byron Kennedy > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 5:34 PM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: OOO to internet, still bad? > > > > > > > > > I know this has caused havoc on e-mail systems in the past. > > > > Is this > > > > > still frowned on and if so, are there any "best-practices" > > > > available > > > > > out there on how to enable a firm to provide this service > > > > effectively > > > > > with exchange 2000, outlook 2000/xp and avoid pitfalls in the past? > > > > > > How do others articulate or provide work-arounds? > > > > > > Thx for ideas... byron > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
