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| Subject: | RE: Re: Remote connections |
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| Date: | Tue, 19 Oct 2004 08:19:16 -0500 |
Don't be too sure- do you know where RDP came from? With that said, I
think it's time for you to take a > look at it before making what you admit are biased statements about it. Never comment on something > you've not used is usually a good approach, I find. Thanks for the platitude. But lets take a look: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5712 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5711 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2326 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10325 RDP has had its fair share of issues in the past to warrant concern over using it in the present. TightVNC is no saint either: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4835 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4839 The lesson? Any remote access software is going to be a potential security hazard. After securing it as best you can you still have to decide whether the increase in convenience and functionality is worth the added risk. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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