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Meaning of this site.
It still interests me that in XP Professional when connected with VPN to the
APS Intranet, the hackers broke in and remotely controlled XP Professional with no problem and stole data. However, with Windows 98 Second Edition when connected with VPN to the APS Intranet, the hackers did a Denial of Service error and broke the VPN link but could not hack into the computer. Thus, this incident helps me conclude that because of all the additional services and points of access that Windows XP Professional has not been hardened as well as Windows 98 Second Edition and shows the internal safety argument compared to the external security argument that Chris Quirke, mvp has made when comparing the 2 operating systems. I would find it interesting to see if Windows Vista could be compromised in the same way or if it has been hardened enough to prevent this type of access. "FromTheRafters" wrote: "dlsayremn" wrote in message ... "FromTheRafters" wrote: Not implying that it is a bad thing, Win98 users need to band together to share what they find works for the OS and the somewhat older hardware they usually run it on. The questions about best LCD monitors I can understand. I bought an X2gen 19" widescreen when I got my Vista computer. Supposed to be really good, 9 months later they are out of bussiness, 18 months later I am starting to have problems with it and it looks like I am going to have to replace it. I I had asked around first I probably wouldn't have bought it. As far as security is concerned, except for a few die-hards, it seems from what I have read here that most 98/98SE/ME users are running good firewall and updatable AV programs. When some one is using buckshot not all the pellts hit the target so if you are in the line of fire you want that shield in front of you. As an analogy - newer firewalled OSes are like a person in a flak jacket, and a firewalled Win98 is like a hemophiliac in a flak jacket. What does get through can have dire consequences. |
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