full-disclosure - Does the Windows AUX bug affect Web servers also?

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From: se_cur_ity at hotmail.com (morning_wood)
Subject: Does the Windows AUX bug affect Web servers also?

> "Richard Smith" writes:
> > Is it possible to also crash a Web server hosted on a Windows box
using
> > a URL something like:
> >
> >     http://www.somebody.com/aux
> >

without referencing my books, i recall protected filenames being..
AUX,  PRN,  COMx  As well, under win9x making a folder named
c:\program will open that folder upon windows startup on the desktop.

my2bits?

morning_wood