Re: [Full-Disclosure] Operating Systems Security, 'Microsoft Security, baby steps'

2004-03-18 Thread Daniele Muscetta
Todd Burroughs said: Kudos to SuSE, keep up the good work! We're getting nervous with the Novell thing, but keep security first. Yeah. tell Novell, indeed: http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2968352.htm for their propreitary Groupwise Webmail interface I have been

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Re: Microsoft Security, baby steps ?

2004-03-17 Thread Daniele Muscetta
Geoincidents said: Come on Microsoft. How about putting together a single file that contains all the critical security updates since the last service pack for a given OS? I'm with you, this is nuts: to secure 2000 without using the network and windowsupdate: install 2000 sp4

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Re: Microsoft Security, baby steps ?

2004-03-17 Thread Daniele Muscetta
Dave Horsfall said: On Wed, 17 Mar 2004, Daniele Muscetta wrote: I know, you roughly have some 26 Megabytes of patches to be installed POST-SP4 and POST IE60SP1 on W2K. Is any other OS any better lately ? OpenBSD. FreeBSD. NetBSD. BSD/OS. See the pattern? Yes I do. Even if patching

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Re: Microsoft Security, baby steps ?

2004-03-17 Thread Daniele Muscetta
Luke Scharf said: I've been a lot better about this lately, but I still think it's kind of absurd that I can't plug a freshly rebuilt Windows XP machine into the network. You'd think that Microsoft would at least make an official release of Windows XP.1 or something like that to address this

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Re: Microsoft Security, baby steps ?

2004-03-17 Thread Daniele Muscetta
Ron DuFresne said: [SNIP] This is not meant as an attempt to diminish BSD strenght. I also have an OpenBSD box on the internet, and it is awesome. The choice of shipping LESS software by default is a very wise one (and many linux distros in this regard are copying windows too much,

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Interesting side effect of the new IE patch

2004-02-05 Thread Daniele Muscetta
) invested quite an amount of money and effort in lauching the promotional site: http://[EMAIL PROTECTED] I think they must not be very happy now. :( Regards, Daniele Muscetta IT Virtual Community Member www.itvirtualcommunity.net ___ Full

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Interesting side effect of the new IE patch

2004-02-05 Thread Daniele Muscetta
considerations. Sp4 was not new nor elite, i know, i apologize. Nite. Peace. Daniele InCisT wrote: Daniele Muscetta wrote: [SNIP] They are just RUSHING to close as may bugs as possible and as always happens when fixing things afterwards intead of designing them in from the beginning

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life ...and SuSe, and the rest.

2003-11-04 Thread Daniele Muscetta
: I don't like seeing the rights of the community being walked over by corporations.I am shocked as everybody else. Just shall we take this discussion off-list or on another list ? Maybe some list about LINUX and not about security ? With Best regards, Daniele Muscetta

RE: [Full-Disclosure] Snort not backdoored, Sourcefire not compromised

2003-09-22 Thread Daniele Muscetta
. who provide the world with such a fine product for free, and an applause to the honeynet project who TEACHES people security and forensics for free ! BRAVO ! Best Regards, Daniele Muscetta Just 'cause the brainwashing is free, doesn't mean you /have/ to take one... (copied from someone

RE: [Full-Disclosure] Subject prefix changing! READ THIS! SURVEY!!

2003-08-22 Thread Daniele Muscetta
ALL LIST MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND AND MAKE A CHOICE AS TO HOW THEY WANT THIS BASIC FUNCTION OF THE LIST TO CONTINUE OPERATING. [FD] would be fine. If it has to be short for those who use text based MUA, at least leave this short one. It should not be such a deal to pass from extra

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Microsoft urging users to buy Harware Firewalls

2003-08-14 Thread Daniele Muscetta
people how to protect themselves. just my opinion. Rgds, Daniele Muscetta Darren -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joey Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 4:07 PM To: Tri Huynh; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject