> 
> On Sun, 6 Feb 2000, Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group wrote:
> 
> > > > > Feb  3 03:32:15 mail named[8242]: unapproved update from [xx.xx.xx.xx].27
> > 
> > The fact that the message comes from another machine doesn't negate the 
> > possibility of tampering with named with the intent to break into this 
> > machine. Is the other machine is a name server used by this machine?
> 
> I might as well warn you name server administrators. The Windows 2000
> TCP/IP settings has an option "Register this connection's addresses in
> DNS" which is on by default. We might see a lot of these warnings in the
> future.

And let me guess, the version of the dns server in Winblows 2000 is set to
accept any and all updates by default...  can you say yet more sloppy
default security policy...

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Rod Grimes - KD7CAX @ CN85sl - (RWG25)               [EMAIL PROTECTED]


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