Intel's dinky little eMail Station, part of the InBusiness range it inherited from Dayna, turns out to be susceptible to simple denial of service attacks, but the chip behemoth doesn't seem to care a Hell of a lot. The eMail Station . . .

Intel's dinky little eMail Station, part of the InBusiness range it inherited from Dayna, turns out to be susceptible to simple denial of service attacks, but the chip behemoth doesn't seem to care a Hell of a lot. The eMail Station has a 2GB hard disk and a NatSemi(!) 486 CPU and is aimed at small businesses wanting to support multiple email users using a single ISP account.

The computer security mailing list Bugtraq lists a potential vulnerability whereby the email Station can be locked up and will need to be powered off and on again to resume operation. As the device is designed to be controlled via a web browser, it will usually be located in a cupboard, under the stairs or even in a different building from its operator - places which will cause maximum inconvenience should a hardware reset become necessary.

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