Re: [nottingham] Drinkies

From: Graeme Fowler (graeme@graemef.net)
Date: Sun 18 Nov 2001 - 20:33:33 GMT


On Sat, 17 Nov 2001, Seanie wrote:
> Plus get-your.co.uk and dedicated-servers.co.uk. Busy folks, they are.
> I don't see Christina (cute though she is) making a big impact on the
> Host Europe balance sheet.

:) there's a few others we employed-of-Beeston types could point you all
at, but I'll save them up. For now.

> And allow the unsuspecting to enable anon FTP with a single mouse click.

Whoo, a little like IIS4 or IIS5, in fact. Switch on FTP and conveniently
forget to go the "Directory Security" tab in the MMC and it handily
defaults to a tick in the "Allow anonymous access to this resource". Of
course, that's not bad, until you realise that the default FTP root is
world writeable...

> I'm not a great fan of RaQs, mainly due to the fact that they are marketed as
> being no harder to use than a toaster, and are bought by people who believe
> this. :-(

Keeps us all in a job, doesn't it?

Of course, it would be nice if we weren't collectively dealing with
noddy's friends the whole time.

Oh, the person who mentioned ArpWatch mail me off-list. I'd like to
explain something to you :)

Graeme

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