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To: Poet who wrote (27886)	6/27/2002 2:49:02 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110603

Windows Media Player hole called severe Thu Jun 27, 1:15 PM ET Andrew Colley story.news.yahoo.com MELBOURNE, Australia--Melbourne-based IT firm, itSecure, today issued a strong warning to users of recent version Windows Media Player to download software from Microsoft to patch the application's security ( news - external web site) hole. "Download and install the patch ASAP," advised itSecure's chief security officer, Raoul Wegat. According to itSecure, the risks associated with failing to patch the alleged weakness are severe. Wegat said that itSecure rates the alleged vulnerability as severe, as it could allow hackers to run code on the victim's computer. "Microsoft haven't released any details about it but an attacker can run code of his or her choice on a vulnerable system," said Wegat. "That basically means that an attacker may be able to take over the system". According itSecure, users running unpatched versions of Windows that don't have inbuilt user-based security access--as is found in Windows NT, Windows 2000 ( news - web sites) and Windows XP ( news - web sites)--are most at risk of an attack. That would mean that Windows 98 ( news - web sites), common in office and home environments, is the Windows offering that is most vulnerable to attack. Wegat couldn't say how often itSecure would attach a severe rating to its security alerts but said that it was becoming all-too-often when it comes to Microsoft products. Missed the newsletter Wegat said he doesn't know who discovered the vulnerability but that Microsoft has handled its discovery "very discreetly". "There's been no posting of the problem on any of the security lists or forums so the person that's found the problem has gone straight to Microsoft," said Wegat. Microsoft's marketing manager for desktop, Paul Roworth, said the company wasted no time in notifying the public of the security flaw through the Microsoft.com knowledge base. Unfortunately, said Roworth, the public disclosure of the vulnerability fell two days to the wrong side of the approval deadline for the company's fortnightly, 250,000-subscriber security newsletter. Roworth claims he couldn't pinpoint exactly when the vulnerability first came to Microsoft's attention. According to Roworth, Microsoft Australia is partially dependent on journalists and interested parties that pro-actively subscribe to its security newsletters and bulletins to inform customers of vulnerabilities in its products. "In Australia we've got to be cognitive of things like privacy laws," said Roworth. "We have to ensure we are notifying customers that have indicated that they want to be kept up to date by Microsoft".

To: Poet who wrote (27886)	6/27/2002 2:51:43 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110603

support.microsoft.com annoyances.org Loads more: google.com

To: Poet who wrote (27886)	6/27/2002 3:09:15 PM
From: Original Mad Dog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110603

I want to have two computers share a phone line so both can be online at the same time. Is this made possible with a router? Yes and no. If it is a DSL line then that is a great way to go, and any number of routers can do the trick (I think if you are talking about doing this on a home network, though, you will also need network cards and either wiring or the hardware for a wireless home network). If you are talking about an analog phone line, my advice is not to bother. Both connections running simultaneously will fight over limited bandwidth and ultimately neither user will have much access IMO. I live in an area where broadband is not yet available in any form, and sharing the phone line for our two pc's has proved unworkable despite the fact that we have them networked together.