Thanks Rick! I guess between Mark's link to "localhost" which simply gave me a "cannot connect" error in Safari, and your explanation, this is really a non-issue for the vast majority of OS X users.
Regards, Bruce On Sep 27, 2014, at 12:34 AM, Rick Harrison <harri...@all-auctions.com> wrote: > Hi Bruce, > > I believe those special advanced Unix services Apple is referring to > involves people who have set up their machines to use Unix SSH > to remotely control their machines. This is not set up by default by Apple. > You have to know something about using the Terminal and Unix commands > to set it up. I think Apple wanted to be somewhat cryptic to not come out > and tell the bad guys exactly what to do step by step to take anyone’s > computer. > > So, no big worries for now as long as you aren’t running any serious > web-servers with remote access set up in Unix. > > I still think it is odd that Homeland Security didn’t have a news item > clearly marked on their front page about ShellShock.Our tax money > really at work there. One shouldn’t have to dig deep for this important > information. > > Apple Inc., didn’t have anything in their “Hot News” either. Apparently > they only want to talk about positive experiences, not holes they are > trying to patch. Good luck digging for the really important information. > I think Google organizes Apple’s website better than Apple does! LOL > > Ok, that’s my 2 cents for the day. Let’s hope the patching geniuses > get the job done soon! > > Cheers, > > Rick > > > > > On Sep 26, 2014, at 5:33 PM, Bruce Pokras <bruc...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Can anyone explain exactly what this means? What are those "special, >> advanced Unix services? >> >> "But Apple said in an emailed statement that most of its users aren't >> affected, as OS X's "systems are safe by default and not exposed to remote >> exploits of Bash" -- unless users have actively turned on special, advanced >> Unix services." >> >> Bruce Pokras >> Blazing Dawn Software >> www.blazingdawn.com > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
