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Re: Windows NT update carries bug
From: alanw () CYRANO COM (Alan J. Wylie)
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 09:36:44 +0000
"Ken" == Williams, Ken <ken.williams () EY COM> writes:
[snip] Ken> A software update for Microsoft's Windows NT operating system Ken> introduced a bug that could potentially cripple Lotus Notes Ken> unless companies compromise network security. Ken> The bug in Windows NT Service Pack 6 prevents users from Ken> accessing Lotus Notes without administrator rights--the Ken> highest and broadest level of access typically reserved for Ken> network managers. [snip] SP6 also stops VNC[1] from working unless run with administrator privileges. The error message is something like "error disabling Nagle's algorithm". This is apparently a result of a _tightening_ of security in the TCP/IP code. For more discussion, see: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/archives/1999-11/0087.html [1] an open source cross platform remote display system, http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/ -- Alan J. Wylie (Cyrano UK Ltd.) | mailto:alanw () cyrano com http://www.cyrano.com | http://www.glaramara.freeserve.co.uk/
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