INFO-VAX Wed, 02 Jan 2008 Volume 2008 : Issue 3
Contents:
Re: M$ IE implementation of MD5 Digest
OT: The penultimate legal schmuckery of 2007.
Re: OT: The penultimate legal schmuckery of 2007.
Re: OT: The penultimate legal schmuckery of 2007.
Re: OT: The penultimate legal schmuckery of 2007.
Re: OT: The penultimate legal schmuckery of 2007.
Re: OT: The penultimate legal schmuckery of 2007.
Re: OT: The penultimate legal schmuckery of 2007.
RE: Samba Gains Legal Access to Microsoft Network File Protocols
Re: Samba Gains Legal Access to Microsoft Network File Protocols
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Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2008 20:41:11 GMT
From: VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG
Subject: Re: M$ IE implementation of MD5 Digest
Message-ID: <Hzxej.1$0l4.0@newsfe12.lga>
In article <Ek9ej.246$dH6.2@newsfe09.lga>, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG writes:
>
>
>I have a VMS app that I have incorporated with MD5 Digest Authentication.
>
>It works like a champ on virtually every MODERN web browser I have tested
>save for M$IE. V5, V6 and V7 all fail. I been googling for details as I
>did find that there's an issue with M$IE and a query string when there is
>MD5 Digest involved.
>
>Since there is such a knowledgeable base here with M$IE as well as network
>security, I was wondering if anybody knows what it is that M$IE does wrong
>in its implementation of MD5 Digest. I've found pointers to discussion of
>Apache having a "hack" parameter to make MD5 function with M$IE but I can
>not seem to find any details about what it is that is passed between M$IE
>and server that is problematic and or how to hack around it. The M$ site
>database has been pretty useless in my searches too.
>
>Any pointers welcome... and, hopefully for all, a Happy New Year.
Nevermind.
After googling all weekend and into the New Year, I finally figured it out.
I finally found a site that also used MD5 Digest Authentication and wrote a
bit of code to watch the HTTP header data to and fro. I also found mention
of a "hack" in Apache to fix a problem with M$IE MD5 Digest Authentication.
Of course, there was little detail on the actual problem(s), just mention of
an Apache config parameter to enable the hack. Needless to say, Micro$haft,
did their very best to NOT implement RFC2617 correctly.
Happy New Year!
--
VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)COM
"Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?"
http://tmesis.com/drat.html
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Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2008 20:51:36 GMT
From: VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG
Subject: OT: The penultimate legal schmuckery of 2007.
Message-ID: <sJxej.2$0l4.1@newsfe12.lga>
This group of scum never ceases to amaze me...
http://tmesis.com/r_scum
--
VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)COM
"Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?"
http://tmesis.com/drat.html
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Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:47:42 -0600
From: David J Dachtera <djesys.no@spam.comcast.net>
Subject: Re: OT: The penultimate legal schmuckery of 2007.
Message-ID: <477AC30E.C02C3F5B@spam.comcast.net>
VAXman-, @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>
> This group of scum never ceases to amaze me...
>
> http://tmesis.com/r_scum
The linked article begs the question: Why was M$ not identified as a
co-defendant for complicity by enabling (the alleged violations) thru
it's MediaPlayer product?
David J Dachtera
DJE Systems
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Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:09:24 GMT
From: ChrisQuayle <nospam@devnul.co.uk>
Subject: Re: OT: The penultimate legal schmuckery of 2007.
Message-ID: <EKzej.22813$1j1.17138@newsfe7-gui.ntli.net>
VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> This group of scum never ceases to amaze me...
>
> http://tmesis.com/r_scum
>
>
Have probably said this before, but that's the sort of culture you get
when you allow your country to be run by big bisiness and gangsters.
Don't get me wrong - some of us weep for America at the mo, but there
sure will be a lot of crap to shovel up in a year or so's time. However,
the clock is ticking along nicely :-)...
Chris
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Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:49:23 +0100
From: "P. Sture" <paul.sture.nospam@hispeed.ch>
Subject: Re: OT: The penultimate legal schmuckery of 2007.
Message-ID: <paul.sture.nospam-C52B3A.00492302012008@mac.sture.ch>
In article <sJxej.2$0l4.1@newsfe12.lga>, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG
wrote:
> This group of scum never ceases to amaze me...
>
> http://tmesis.com/r_scum
Unfortunately, this seems to be sensationalist reporting:
http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=13300C81I5JE&page=1
Mind you, I am not denying that they are scum...
--
Paul Sture
Sue's OpenVMS bookmarks:
http://eisner.encompasserve.org/~sture/ovms-bookmarks.html
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Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 18:01:25 -0700
From: "Michael D. Ober" <obermd.@.alum.mit.edu.nospam.>
Subject: Re: OT: The penultimate legal schmuckery of 2007.
Message-ID: <13nlojoh6lpdna6@corp.supernews.com>
"P. Sture" <paul.sture.nospam@hispeed.ch> wrote in message
news:paul.sture.nospam-C52B3A.00492302012008@mac.sture.ch...
> In article <sJxej.2$0l4.1@newsfe12.lga>, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG
> wrote:
>
>> This group of scum never ceases to amaze me...
>>
>> http://tmesis.com/r_scum
>
> Unfortunately, this seems to be sensationalist reporting:
>
> http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=13300C81I5JE&page=1
>
> Mind you, I am not denying that they are scum...
>
> --
> Paul Sture
>
> Sue's OpenVMS bookmarks:
> http://eisner.encompasserve.org/~sture/ovms-bookmarks.html
>
Take a look at the link in the inquirer's article. It's to an article in
the Washington Post. Sounds like RIAA has crossed the line (AGAIN). Maybe
it's time for the recording industry to die.
Mike Ober.
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Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:22:40 GMT
From: VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG
Subject: Re: OT: The penultimate legal schmuckery of 2007.
Message-ID: <AHBej.3$HQ2.1@newsfe09.lga>
In article <13nlojoh6lpdna6@corp.supernews.com>, "Michael D. Ober" <obermd.@.alum.mit.edu.nospam.> writes:
>
>
>"P. Sture" <paul.sture.nospam@hispeed.ch> wrote in message
>news:paul.sture.nospam-C52B3A.00492302012008@mac.sture.ch...
>> In article <sJxej.2$0l4.1@newsfe12.lga>, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG
>> wrote:
>>
>>> This group of scum never ceases to amaze me...
>>>
>>> http://tmesis.com/r_scum
>>
>> Unfortunately, this seems to be sensationalist reporting:
>>
>> http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=13300C81I5JE&page=1
>>
>> Mind you, I am not denying that they are scum...
>>
>> --
>> Paul Sture
>>
>> Sue's OpenVMS bookmarks:
>> http://eisner.encompasserve.org/~sture/ovms-bookmarks.html
>>
>
>Take a look at the link in the inquirer's article. It's to an article in
>the Washington Post. Sounds like RIAA has crossed the line (AGAIN). Maybe
>it's time for the recording industry to die.
Just the RIAA. I know many bands and musicians, and they would not like
the inductry to die -- just the RIAA.
--
VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)COM
"Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?"
http://tmesis.com/drat.html
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Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 21:10:37 -0700
From: "Michael D. Ober" <obermd.@.alum.mit.edu.nospam.>
Subject: Re: OT: The penultimate legal schmuckery of 2007.
Message-ID: <13nm3mh40v7uu39@corp.supernews.com>
<VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG> wrote in message
news:AHBej.3$HQ2.1@newsfe09.lga...
> In article <13nlojoh6lpdna6@corp.supernews.com>, "Michael D. Ober"
> <obermd.@.alum.mit.edu.nospam.> writes:
>>
>>
>>"P. Sture" <paul.sture.nospam@hispeed.ch> wrote in message
>>news:paul.sture.nospam-C52B3A.00492302012008@mac.sture.ch...
>>> In article <sJxej.2$0l4.1@newsfe12.lga>, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> This group of scum never ceases to amaze me...
>>>>
>>>> http://tmesis.com/r_scum
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, this seems to be sensationalist reporting:
>>>
>>> http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=13300C81I5JE&page=1
>>>
>>> Mind you, I am not denying that they are scum...
>>>
>>> --
>>> Paul Sture
>>>
>>> Sue's OpenVMS bookmarks:
>>> http://eisner.encompasserve.org/~sture/ovms-bookmarks.html
>>>
>>
>>Take a look at the link in the inquirer's article. It's to an article in
>>the Washington Post. Sounds like RIAA has crossed the line (AGAIN).
>>Maybe
>>it's time for the recording industry to die.
>
> Just the RIAA. I know many bands and musicians, and they would not like
> the inductry to die -- just the RIAA.
>
Good point.
Mike.
> --
> VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker
> VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)COM
>
> "Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?"
>
> http://tmesis.com/drat.html
>
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Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 19:40:05 +0000
From: "Main, Kerry" <Kerry.Main@hp.com>
Subject: RE: Samba Gains Legal Access to Microsoft Network File Protocols
Message-ID: <C72D63EB292C9E49AED23F705C61957BEC5E659ACF@G1W0487.americas.hpqcorp.net>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JF Mezei [mailto:jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca]
> Sent: January 1, 2008 11:49 AM
> To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
> Subject: Re: Samba Gains Legal Access to Microsoft Network File
> Protocols
>
> Main, Kerry wrote:
>
> > Remember that SWIFT cut AIX at the same time.
>
> Wrong. SWIFT Terminal Services (the software arm of SWIFT) had cut
> other
> platforms for its "official" software package and had signed a deal
> with
> Digital in early 1990s or late 1980s to have VMS as its one stragetic
> platform.
>
It would appear that we have different sources. My source stated that
the decision to move to Solaris was made by SWIFT and Digital had
little or no feedback on this - same as for IBM and AIX.
Btw, it looks like OpenVMS still has SWIFT presence - check out these
new job openings in London: (note SWIFT reference)
[typical caution applies here as I do not know this site. Perhaps
someone could validate this?]
http://tinyurl.com/2hjpo6
" VMS Applications Consultants x 5 - Central London / The City -
Investment Banking
Key skills OpenVMS VMS C or VMS COBOL
Environ. OpenVMS C COBOL INGRES ORACLE DCL OPENROAD VISUAK BASIC VB6
DECFORMS ACMSVBA CLEARCASE BEA WEBLOGIC SWIFT TIBCO Rendezvous
Our client's business is at the very heart of the London banking
community and is a stable member and well regarded institution within
city finance circles. Our client's IT systems help support the trading
of items such as derivatives swaps and fixed income products. Our client
wish to directly recruit 5 VMS Application Support Engineers.
Key skills VMS OpenVMS VMS C VMS COBOL
Regards
Kerry Main
Senior Consultant
HP Services Canada
Voice: 613-592-4660
Fax: 613-591-4477
kerryDOTmainAThpDOTcom
(remove the DOT's and AT)
OpenVMS - the secure, multi-site OS that just works.
Regards
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Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:57:39 GMT
From: ChrisQuayle <nospam@devnul.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Samba Gains Legal Access to Microsoft Network File Protocols
Message-ID: <Dzzej.25815$KC3.11290@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net>
Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>
> The whole company has no problem noticing Microsoft Windows. And the
> money from that just goes into someone else's coffers. Great way to
> run a business.
>
> bill
>
The amazing thing to me, even years after the event, was the way that HP
took an industry leading architecture and tossed it away as though it
were worthless. Even now, such a decision doesn't look like the product
of sound minds - irrational from any view. How can anyone take such a
company seriously after such a fiasco and all the politics and other
crap that's gone down since ?.
At least Sun is still flying the flag of innovation - have you looked at
Solaris 10 yet ? - Everything Tru64 would have grown into and a company
that looks like it understands the meaning of the phrases 'business
ethics' and 'pursuit of excellence'.
Remember, it took Intel 10 years to catch up with Alpha - that's how far
ahead it was. Rest in Peace perhaps, but not forgotten :-)...
Chris
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