A Microsoft statement said: "There is a flaw in the way Exchange 2000 handles certain malformed RFC message attributes on received mail. The attack causes a similar reaction to that of a denial of service (DOS) attack and could bring the server to...
Later, though, the company recanted its claims, explaining that its method of measuring server uptime used ICMP packets, the same sort of data the attackers had used to flood the DNS root servers. That's precisely what administrators did during the...
An example of the sort of thing that seems to be pushing boundaries is the KeyBowl Orbitouch, on show at the ICES show in Las Vegas recently. Are we missing chances to find better human-computer interfaces?
It is sort of getting to the point where it is causing some slowdown. Some system administrators posting to a mailing list run by the North American Network Operators' Group, a popular forum for engineers who maintain large networks, believe that...
The US research body, however, views the research as a much more grass-roots enterprise, aimed at getting systems administrators to sort out their software issues. They should be addressed by network administrators as quickly as possible.
He added that systems administrators familiar with Microsoft's Exchange Server messaging platform can expect to find a similar interface in the company's future web offerings. During his keynote yesterday at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference...