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Re: [cobalt-users] Qube3 and MSN Messenger
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Qube3 and MSN Messenger
- From: "Thomas Petersen" <thomasp@xxxxxx>
- Date: Tue Jul 22 12:50:05 2003
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Sun Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
> Heh,
>
> > BUT, it is not very secure, uPNP allows the client to open ports and
> > NAT them thru to the client =:()
> >
> > Wonder when a virus make a use of this!
>
> So *that's* what uPNP is used for ..?
>
> No kidding, seems absolutely silly - is it another one of those Microsoft
> "innovations" where even though it does make things a lot easier, it
leaves
> gaping big security holes?
As usual........
> Do requests need to be 'confirmed' on the firewall, or is it completely
> transparent and any application can do it?
It's for any application, no confirmation, use it very carefully.
/Thomas