MS "Fixes" Phishing hack... or do they?

TruckStuff · Post by **TruckStuff** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 1:15 pm

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/35304.html

Good or bad decision here?

Pugsley · Post by **Pugsley** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 4:06 pm

hmmm... both i guess. casue i know at lans I use the @ thing to get into FTP and the such all the time.

TruckStuff · Post by **TruckStuff** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 12:01 pm

Originally posted by Pugsley
hmmm... both i guess. casue i know at lans I use the @ thing to get into FTP and the such all the time.

From http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... us;Q834489

Note This change in the default behavior does not affect other protocols. For example, you can still include user information in an FTP URL after you install the 832894 security update.

So you're still good for FTP.

Pugsley · Post by **Pugsley** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 12:32 pm

Oh.. well then its a good thing then.