Re: Windows NT update carries bug

[gduck () RNBENEFITS ORG (Peter Kane)]

This is not just a problem with Lotus notes.  I found this problem also
exists with Wall Data's "Rumba"

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Peter M. Kane, MIS Specialist

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> Windows NT update carries bug
> By Joe Wilcox
> November 15, 1999, 12:25 p.m. PT
> http://home.cnet.com/category/0-1003-200-1439342.html
>
> A software update for Microsoft's Windows NT operating system
>  introduced a bug that could potentially cripple Lotus Notes
> unless companies  compromise network security.
>
>   The bug in Windows NT Service Pack 6 prevents users from
> accessing Lotus  Notes without administrator rights--the
> highest and broadest level of  access typically reserved for
> network managers. Companies generally restrict user access to
> prevent  security breaches or catastrophic accidental changes
> to PCs or servers.
>
>   The bug puts companies that have applied the service pack
> in a bind, possibly  forcing them to grant users temporary
> administrator privileges in order to  use Lotus Notes.
>
>   Microsoft periodically releases service packs as a way of
> adding features to  Windows NT 4 or fixing bugs.
>
>   The Redmond, Washington-based software maker is advising
> customers using  Lotus Notes not to apply Service Pack 6
> until a fix is released later this  week.
>
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