Jim DeMarco
Jdemarco at hshhp.org
Fri May 23 08:23:37 CDT 2003
Thanks. I never had a problem when using dial-up though. Were your viruses sent via e-mail as opposed to direct access to your box? I thought I was protected from direct access by my ISPs firewall. I'm hearing the same does not apply to DSL though. Thanks, Jim DeMarco -----Original Message----- From: John Frederick [mailto:j.frederick at att.net] Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 9:15 AM To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT: DSL/IIS/Viruses Yes, it is necessary. When I started doing .asp on the same machine I used to dial-up to get email, I got, over some period of time, about a dozen different viruses, some of which propagated through my lan to other machines. If you can't block the access from the net to your machines, you need to either use a firewall or disconnect the pws machine from the lan. P.S.: If you put firewalls, such as Norton or McAfee on your machines, you can ask to be warned and have a change to say ok or no when a program tries to access another machine or the net. You'll be amazed about how many Microsoft and other vendow programs do so for no reason related to your current operation in progress. If you're not already paranoid, that will make you so. -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Jim DeMarco Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 8:03 AM To: AccessD (E-mail) Subject: [AccessD] OT: DSL/IIS/Viruses List, A while back I got a DSL connection on my home office PC which I occasionally use for web development using Personal Web Server (Win 9x/ME version of IIS). I was advised by our staff network person NOT to run PWS after the DSL was up because I'd be succeptable to attacks and viruses. Does anyone know if this is true? I have not run PWS in a couple of months and have been using a disconnected laptop to write ASP code but I'm wondering if this is necessary. Would I need to install a firewall if I want to run PWS? Thanks, Jim DeMarco **************************************************************************** ******* "This electronic message is intended to be for the use only of the named recipient, and may contain information from Hudson Health Plan (HHP) that is confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error or are not the named recipient, please notify us immediately, either by contacting the sender at the electronic mail address noted above or calling HHP at (914) 631-1611. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not forward this email to anyone, and delete and destroy all copies of this message. Thank You". **************************************************************************** ******* _______________________________________________ AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com *********************************************************************************** "This electronic message is intended to be for the use only of the named recipient, and may contain information from Hudson Health Plan (HHP) that is confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error or are not the named recipient, please notify us immediately, either by contacting the sender at the electronic mail address noted above or calling HHP at (914) 631-1611. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not forward this email to anyone, and delete and destroy all copies of this message. Thank You". ***********************************************************************************