Update: Microsoft Beta Newsgroups 'Wide Open'
Posted by Steven Parker on 06 August 2003 - 10:27 · 71 comments & 6512 views
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#1 Posted by Quick Reply on 06 Aug 2003 - 10:31
- awesome, the Longhorn newsgroups are gonna rock after they release a beta
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#2 Posted by kairon on 06 Aug 2003 - 10:58
- Gee, won't even tell us. Why even bother posting this.
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#2.1 Posted by cooldude7273 on 06 Aug 2003 - 15:10
- its harsh.....
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#3 Posted by Trix on 06 Aug 2003 - 10:59
- aww no sharing of the id and wont let other ppl post it grrrrr
havto fin this exploit my self or lern howto make these Xploits 
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#4 Posted by Voodoo on 06 Aug 2003 - 11:03
- we gotta give ms the chance to plug it first
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#5 Posted by Sim31 on 06 Aug 2003 - 11:04
- <<removed>>
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#6 Posted by Trix on 06 Aug 2003 - 11:07
- what wwas removed ???? tell meeee!
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#7 Posted by Trix on 06 Aug 2003 - 11:08
- grrr hwat mod is watching this commenty goto findout
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#8 Posted by Trix on 06 Aug 2003 - 11:09
- just look at iexbeta they think this is all a fake grrr idiots well who know neowin mite be messin wiht our heads! <<iexbeta.com>>
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#8.1 Posted by Neobond on 06 Aug 2003 - 11:15
- its not fake because I coinfirmed the exploit myself and we arent showing people how to do it because that could create mayhem on the betanews groups. MS will surely love us for that.
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#8.2 Posted by Sim31 on 06 Aug 2003 - 11:30
- Guess your right, Have news post everywhere and ms wondering where the people got access to it
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#9 Posted by Sim31 on 06 Aug 2003 - 11:13
- Hmm guess its not allowed to say how to do it then
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#10 Posted by Sim31 on 06 Aug 2003 - 11:16
- Yes, Posted it and got removed, so I cant tell
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#11 Posted by nathanintu on 06 Aug 2003 - 11:20
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#12 Posted by air101 on 06 Aug 2003 - 11:26
- The Screen shows LongHorn , can't it be fake or something ?
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#13 Posted by Sim31 on 06 Aug 2003 - 11:59
- I dont think they will let you post in the groups tho since I tried, and nothing shows up hmmm
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#14 Posted by Trix on 06 Aug 2003 - 12:09
- hey Sim31 i figured out how to do it but all i need now is a beta place ID and i lost my a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time ago
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#15 Posted by Trix on 06 Aug 2003 - 12:14
- sh|t theve said now!
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#16 Posted by on 01 Jan 1970 - 00:00
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#16.1 Posted by Phoenix_25 on 06 Aug 2003 - 12:24
- cool thx!
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#17 Posted by Voodoo on 06 Aug 2003 - 12:25
- again to remind u - we will not allow links to sites that give details of the exploit
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#18 Posted by Quick Reply on 06 Aug 2003 - 12:29
- I got in, pretty boring eh?
but I also found...
Cobra
Miata
Everest
SFU 3.5
SQL SLammer Defense
MRS Trial
Mira v1.5
MSTV Tools Suite 1.0 Preview Release 1
Project 11
mediacenter update
UNIX DB Library
VS6 Sp6 Beta
msklc
MidTownx
Baseball 2003
Exchange RDP
Storage Services
FS 9
Preview Beta SP4 (dont know if thats w2k sp4 or not)
Windows ADS Beta
CRM1.0 Intl
Ozone
Jupiter
Windows2000 JA SP4
HIS
SQL QFE
ObjectSpaces EAP
Highwire v1.0
MSIB 2.0
IB Training
and others that are heard of
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#18.1 Posted by shift on 06 Aug 2003 - 13:15
QUOTE Exchange RDP
Anyone got any information on what this is?
Some of the others sound interesting too, but this in perticular sounds very interesting to me!-
#18.2 Posted by Sawyer12 on 06 Aug 2003 - 17:24
- some of them sound very interesting although the names dont give much away about what they actually are. What are Cobra,Miata,msklc,Ozone,Jupiter.
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#18.3 Posted by Jugalator on 06 Aug 2003 - 19:54
- "Ozone":
http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,4248,1125771,00.asp
"Jupiter":
http://news.com.com/2009-1122-1009533.html
msklc:
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx
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#19 Posted by Trix on 06 Aug 2003 - 12:32
- aww man i want a beta ID
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#20 Posted by SOHara on 06 Aug 2003 - 12:35
- Found the Halo PC beta on there as well
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#20.1 Posted by outofcoffee on 06 Aug 2003 - 12:36
- freelancer beta also
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#20.3 Posted by Quick Reply on 06 Aug 2003 - 12:44
- yup i found that, directx and flight simulator 9 too
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ooh is there any download for that yet?-
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#21 Posted by joa on 06 Aug 2003 - 12:41
- I found Longhorn Dev => achthonderd vijftien
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#22 Posted by Trix on 06 Aug 2003 - 12:44
- we should start a separte topic for this
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#23 Posted by air101 on 06 Aug 2003 - 12:48
- THE Screenshot is FAKE!
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#23.1 Posted by outofcoffee on 06 Aug 2003 - 12:52
- lol just cos you can't figure it out ;P
it's not fake. really :p
WinFS info is kinda interesting... what the hell's a "File Promoter"? -
#23.2 Posted by outofcoffee on 06 Aug 2003 - 12:54
- ah..
QUOTE Hi,
though we call it "file promotion", it actually works
both ways. There's a promoter and demoter for each file
type and if the either the file or the winfs item is
modified, both will be written with the information. If
there's a new file type introduced to the computing world
after WinFS releases in Longhorn, ISVs and MS will be
able to add new file promoters/demoters as appropriate or
needed.
shh! i think i head neobond/voodoo coming! (run!)
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#24 Posted by Trix on 06 Aug 2003 - 12:49
- no the screen shot isnt fake i got 3 other ppl to back that up
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#25 Posted by Trix on 06 Aug 2003 - 12:52
- PLEASE does anybody have a Beta ID i can use just for 10 minutes please!
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#26 Posted by air101 on 06 Aug 2003 - 12:54
- all n00bs
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#27 Posted by Trix on 06 Aug 2003 - 12:56
- so what the ucp or what ever it is call id 81 or 81_somthing?
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#28 Posted by ThunderRiver on 06 Aug 2003 - 13:03
- Oh Almighty Voodoo, if you actually use your little brain, you might understand it is not wise to post when you don't belong to that specific newsgroup.
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#28.1 Posted by Voodoo on 06 Aug 2003 - 13:06
- i was given permission by a MS Security Programme Manager, just to see if u can post using the exploit.
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#28.2 Posted by Voodoo on 06 Aug 2003 - 13:21
QUOTE (#27.0) Oh Almighty Voodoo, if you actually use your little brain
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#28.3 Posted by DJ^TuRKiYe on 06 Aug 2003 - 13:24
- I'm not gonna bother trying to post since i don't fancy losing my beta id
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#29 Posted by Tom Servo on 06 Aug 2003 - 13:17
- I spoiled. I'm reading their newsgroups...
On a second note... Why are there people called "Joe User" and BS like that in these newsgroup? Talk about seriousity.
--edit--
OMFG an OT topic about Matrix Reloaded! What the?
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#29.1 Posted by outofcoffee on 06 Aug 2003 - 13:28
- lol i know!
the reply's a bit....urm... "boring"
<snipped>
bleh
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#30 Posted by whistlerxp on 06 Aug 2003 - 13:24
- Cool nice trick,you made MS all exited.
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#31 Posted by ZiUL on 06 Aug 2003 - 13:52
- Read the bible:
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#31.1 Posted by syscrash2k on 06 Aug 2003 - 15:45
QUOTE Genesis 5
10 And after he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
Wha?
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#32 Posted by Cool4 on 06 Aug 2003 - 14:16
- i have a valid beta ID, but i don't know how to sign in, it should only ask for the beta ID, i think! but it ask for user and pass! what do i have to do?
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#32.1 Posted by dougkinzinger on 06 Aug 2003 - 14:38
- Sounds like you didn't read your Beta Packet Cool4..........
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#33 Posted by dougkinzinger on 06 Aug 2003 - 14:32
- I'm also in, since I actually USE the newsgroups....there is some interesting stuff out here, but remember folks--it's just NEWSGROUPS....that's all....
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#34 Posted by EnIgMa-PenGuIn on 06 Aug 2003 - 14:36
- ^_^ nice one guys lols. im sure ms was happy to know and fix that hole. good work ^_^ and at least it keeps unmentionables out of there
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#34.1 Posted by dougkinzinger on 06 Aug 2003 - 14:37
- No, not yet, it's still "open" Penguin......
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#35 Posted by gameguy on 06 Aug 2003 - 14:44
- hehehe, widbey
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#36 Posted by Know Won on 06 Aug 2003 - 15:29
- Good find.
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#37 Posted by gameguy on 06 Aug 2003 - 16:27
- is it "fixed" now?
i think it is 
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#38 Posted by netizen on 06 Aug 2003 - 16:37
- Sureley MS ought to reward the Neowin admins with an access-all-areas betaID for this
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#39 Posted by whoreman on 06 Aug 2003 - 19:07
- i see the theory behind it and i belive this to true but possibly fixed now?
well half my legit links dont work
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#40 Posted by Michael Lerner on 06 Aug 2003 - 22:18
- Great Job they did too, can't access one of my newsgroups
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#41 Posted by filter04 on 16 Sep 2004 - 00:38
- neowin alert microsoft to so much stuff that goes wrong, and do we ever here a thanks ?
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#42 Posted by 23305004937369 on 17 Sep 2004 - 01:33
- ccooool thnx
A friend enabled us here at Neowin to access the microsoft.beta.longhorn developer preview groups that were opened in March for select developers. The newsgroups there aren't buzzing with activity since they received the official M4 build of Windows Longhorn Professional and not much else since.
We will be passing this information on to Microsoft so that they can review their security. Below is a screenshot of our entry to these newsgroups.
Update: We have contacted Microsoft Security, Some of the more sensitive newsgroups have now been locked down, but less important ones still seem to be affected
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