Re: Security Issue

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1999


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 23652
interpreted = N
texte = Just having webcat is a security risk, especially with the ability to execute the higher level controls. Realistically you can read, write and execute all kinds of applications right from the webcat admin. Heck give me a folder and I could find out everything on your drive and erase things at will. or create apps that could rewrite your webpages on other sites.---------- >From: Donovan Rittenbach >To: WebSTAR-Talk >Subject: Security Issue >Date: Fri, Feb 12, 1999, 7:23 PM >> The reason we were asking is that we were going to give a friend a chance > to learn webcatalog, but we are concerned that if he did, and became > disenchanted with us, that he could wreak havoc. Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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  2. Re: Security Issue (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  3. Security Issue (steve@countyinfonet.com (Stephen Russo) 2000)
  4. Re: Security Issue (Peter Ostry 1999)
  5. Re: Security Issue (Kenneth Grome 1999)
  6. Re: Security Issue (Bob Minor 1999)
  7. Security Issue (Donovan Rittenbach 1999)
  8. Re: Security Issue (Olin 1997)
  9. Security Issue (Bob Minor 1997)
  10. Security Issues and WebCommerce Solution (Grant Hulbert 1997)
Just having webcat is a security risk, especially with the ability to execute the higher level controls. Realistically you can read, write and execute all kinds of applications right from the webcat admin. Heck give me a folder and I could find out everything on your drive and erase things at will. or create apps that could rewrite your webpages on other sites.---------- >From: Donovan Rittenbach >To: WebSTAR-Talk >Subject: Security Issue >Date: Fri, Feb 12, 1999, 7:23 PM >> The reason we were asking is that we were going to give a friend a chance > to learn webcatalog, but we are concerned that if he did, and became > disenchanted with us, that he could wreak havoc. Bob Minor

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