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More info?)
Thank you that makes sense.
"Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@N0sPaM-comcast.net> wrote in message
news:erMWc.36945$9d6.3166@attbi_s54...
> They are members of the everyone group, but not the anonymous logon. The
> anonymous logon is a member of the everyone group. In Windows XP and
Windows
> 2003 there is a security option to remove anonymous logon from the
everyone
> group. Anonymous logon is not the same as the account used for anonymous
> access to a web site which by default is IUSR_MachineName account. The
link
> below may be helpful on how XP/2003 can restrict anonymous access
membership
> of the everyone group. In Windows 2000 you can set the security option
for
> "additional restrictions for anonymous connections" to be no access
without
> explicit anonymous permissions to deny anonymous logons though that
setting
> can cause problems on domain controllers or servers offfering shares to
> downlevel clients as explained in the second link.--- Steve
>
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/Security/topics/hardsys/tcg/tcgch05.mspx#XSLTsection159121120120
>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=246261
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> "Sankar Nemani" <snemani@nospamlumedx.com> wrote in message
> news:eYCWitfiEHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Do the web accounts ASPNET, IUSR_MachineName, IWAM_MachineName
considered
> > as belonging to NT Authority\Anonymous Logon group?
> > I was wondering whether they belong to everyone in win2k and not in
winxp.
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