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I have mapped a file storage-related web site to my Win7 system using WebDAV (using SSL). Can anyone comment on the security/privacy implications of this setup? Does this drive mapping "open up" my computer in any way to the remote web site (or others), or is it more like a conceptual equivalent of FTP? I'm just trying to be safe since a) I have no reason to trust the web site; b) this is Windows; and c) this setup requires no intermediating software--the remote folder sits right there in Windows Explorer. Is it fair to say that this drive mapping is completely passive and that the connection can have no impact on my system other than the alteration of files on that drive--which of course, is not actually my system? Thanks, Riggr Mortis ( talk) 00:26, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
Is it possible (from a linux machine) to find out what operating systems other computers on the same LAN are running? If yes, how? bamse ( talk) 08:53, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
Hello. I've done something silly, and forgotten the password to an encrypted .dmg that I made a few years ago. Am I just out of luck, or is there some way I can still open/mount it? If it matters, the file was made using Finder commands in OSX 10.6.8. Thanks, SemanticMantis ( talk) 16:21, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
An email was sent, not by me, but from my account. It seems to have gone to random people in my address book. The title was "(no subject)" and the sole contents of the email was a link to this web page: link redacted
I'm reluctant to pick on the link. What should I do to prevent this from happening again ? StuRat ( talk) 20:18, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
OK, I changed my password to a more complex one, and the problem hasn't recurred. StuRat ( talk) 20:59, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
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I have mapped a file storage-related web site to my Win7 system using WebDAV (using SSL). Can anyone comment on the security/privacy implications of this setup? Does this drive mapping "open up" my computer in any way to the remote web site (or others), or is it more like a conceptual equivalent of FTP? I'm just trying to be safe since a) I have no reason to trust the web site; b) this is Windows; and c) this setup requires no intermediating software--the remote folder sits right there in Windows Explorer. Is it fair to say that this drive mapping is completely passive and that the connection can have no impact on my system other than the alteration of files on that drive--which of course, is not actually my system? Thanks, Riggr Mortis ( talk) 00:26, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
Is it possible (from a linux machine) to find out what operating systems other computers on the same LAN are running? If yes, how? bamse ( talk) 08:53, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
Hello. I've done something silly, and forgotten the password to an encrypted .dmg that I made a few years ago. Am I just out of luck, or is there some way I can still open/mount it? If it matters, the file was made using Finder commands in OSX 10.6.8. Thanks, SemanticMantis ( talk) 16:21, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
An email was sent, not by me, but from my account. It seems to have gone to random people in my address book. The title was "(no subject)" and the sole contents of the email was a link to this web page: link redacted
I'm reluctant to pick on the link. What should I do to prevent this from happening again ? StuRat ( talk) 20:18, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
OK, I changed my password to a more complex one, and the problem hasn't recurred. StuRat ( talk) 20:59, 14 August 2012 (UTC)