John Betts wrote:
>
> % Can anyone comment on Microsoft's new Catapult proxy servers such as its
> % robustness, speed, and how secure is it? I wonder if MS sent this program to
> % NCSA for certification? (:
> %
> well, I personally wouldnt touch a _microsoft_ firewall because :
>
> NT, by default, allows guest (which often has no passwd),
> or any user on that domain, to _read AND write_ just abt
> the entire regiistry (which contains the passwd's, users, config,etc)
>
> I was freightened after spending less than 1 week on the ntsecurity
> listserv.
>
> After that I have firewalled my NT box (in specific ports 137-139)
> from the Internet.
>
> oh yes...
>
> is it possible (not that I'd want to...) to proxy netbios, so that
> I could mount another machine through a firewall?
>
> tia
>
> ciao
>
> --
> John
>
> --
> John Betts, Aztec Internet Services Port Elizabeth, South Africa
> johnb @
aztec .
co .
za, Tel. +27(0)41 303 475, Fax. +27(0)41 301 052
> The world is complex. The Sendmail configuration reflects this.
How does NT allow anyone to read and write to the registry? Could you
also forward the address for the listserv for the ntsecurity list? We
are looking to use commercial firewalls (Raptor's and FW-1) under NT
and are curious to see other's experience with either of these.
tia,
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mbai @
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com 8350 Blvd. East Suite 1D
N. Bergen, NJ 07047-6048
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