Removed or changed networking functionality & programs in VISTA
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- Robert D. Wagers
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Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and POP3 servers have been removed from the IIS component in Windows Vista.
The Gopher protocol, an old protocol now considered obsolete, is no longer supported.
Rarely used protocols such as Bandwidth Allocation Protocol and X.25 support for SLIP have been removed. SLIP connections are automatically upgraded to use PPP.
MS-CHAP v1 protocol is no longer supported for VPN authentication, in favor of MS-CHAP v2. This is a good move, it prevents anyone with Win 98, 98SE or ME connecting properly to a VISTA PC, cant get hacked there.
Unlike Outlook Express, Windows Mail has no support for HTTP mail via the WebDAV protocol (used by older Hotmail accounts and Yahoo! Mail); the addition of Windows Live Mail is likely to be required for similar functionality and there is a link to this from the Welcome Center. Also, unlike Outlook Express, Windows Mail does not allow users to switch Identities or manage multiple identities within one running instance of the program. Instead, identities are now tied to the user account and to create additional users or identities, a new user account has to be created.
IPX networks are no longer supported.
rexec, rsh, finger, and some other command-line tools primarily used to communicate with UNIX-based systems have been removed from the default installation. The Subsystem for Unix-based applications (SUA) (previously known as Windows Services for Unix) still provides them as an optional component.
Windows Messenger has been removed in favor of a link to Windows Live Messenger on the Welcome Center. I spit coffee on myself with laughing at this. I clicked on the link, the software downloaded and installed fine, then VISTAS firewall refused to let it work as it is considered a hacking threat. ROFLMAO
Support for built-in H.323 Voice Over IP (VOIP) capabilities has been removed. NetMeeting, H.323 and IPConf TSPs, and HyperTerminal all are no longer included. Windows Meeting Space is the replacement for NetMeeting, however, features like microphone support, and ability to set up audio or video conferences, are now removed.
Due to unpopularity, IP over 1394 (FireWire networking) support has been removed. 1394 Firewire isnt supported by 98% of companies that even thought about using it.
Services for Macintosh, which provided file and print sharing via the now deprecated AppleTalk protocol, has been removed.
FrontPage Server Extensions has been dropped and is being replaced with Windows SharePoint Services client support.
NetDDE, a technology that allows applications using the DDE transport to transparently exchange data over a network, is no longer supported.
The NT LAN Manager Security Support Provider service has been removed in favor of the newer Kerberos authentication protocol. - "Everyone has to get knocked-down every once-in-a-while, otherwise you'll never learn how to get-back-up!
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A quote attributed to my Grandpa Wagers
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- James Spencer
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Windows Messenger has been removed in favor of a link to Windows Live Messenger on the Welcome Center. I spit coffee on myself with laughing at this. I clicked on the link, the software downloaded and installed fine, then VISTAS firewall refused to let it work as it is considered a hacking threat. ROFLMAO
Bahahaha, nice
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