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Hi all,
I'm quite a novice in this area & request some information. I'm running
Windows XP, fully patched and I have found the following.

When I click on the "My Network Places" icon on the desktop. Under the
Internet section I have a folder called ftp.cs.unm.edu When I click on it,
I get access to some folders with assorted information within them.

Where did it come from & has my security been breached?

Any information would be much appreciated.
Regards,
Roy.

Roy wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm quite a novice in this area & request some information. I'm running
> Windows XP, fully patched and I have found the following.
>
> When I click on the "My Network Places" icon on the desktop. Under the
> Internet section I have a folder called ftp.cs.unm.edu When I click on it,
> I get access to some folders with assorted information within them.
>
> Where did it come from & has my security been breached?
>
> Any information would be much appreciated.
> Regards,
> Roy.
>
>
It depends, have you ever downloaded anything from that ftp site? or
have you ever typed in ftp.cs.unm.edu/filename.extension? If so, XP
remembers it and keeps it there.

Hi Helium, thanks for the quick reply. Yes I have just looked in some of
the folders (which contains personal work) and found a small programme that
I did download. I guess you are right about windows adding into my "Network
Places"

Thanks again.
Roy.
"helium_no underscores_high" <"helium_no underscores_high"@coxDOT.com> wrote
in message news:eRtYb.532$o52.317@fed1read02...
Roy wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm quite a novice in this area & request some information. I'm
running
> Windows XP, fully patched and I have found the following.
>
> When I click on the "My Network Places" icon on the desktop. Under the
> Internet section I have a folder called ftp.cs.unm.edu When I click on
it,
> I get access to some folders with assorted information within them.
>
> Where did it come from & has my security been breached?
>
> Any information would be much appreciated.
> Regards,
> Roy.
>
>
It depends, have you ever downloaded anything from that ftp site? or
have you ever typed in ftp.cs.unm.edu/filename.extension? If so, XP
remembers it and keeps it there.

Yes it does and I find it annoying - do everything for us plaese because we
are to stupid to figure it out. Well some of us are - still having to
delete the mappings it sets up is a pain in the rear or rather the mouse
finger.
my 2 cents.
Linda

"Roy" <> wrote in message
news:c0vkvd$h9u$...
> Hi Helium, thanks for the quick reply. Yes I have just looked in some of
> the folders (which contains personal work) and found a small programme
that
> I did download. I guess you are right about windows adding into my
"Network
> Places"
>
> Thanks again.
> Roy.
> "helium_no underscores_high" <"helium_no underscores_high"@coxDOT.com>
wrote
> in message news:eRtYb.532$o52.317@fed1read02...
> Roy wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I'm quite a novice in this area & request some information. I'm
> running
> > Windows XP, fully patched and I have found the following.
> >
> > When I click on the "My Network Places" icon on the desktop. Under the
> > Internet section I have a folder called ftp.cs.unm.edu When I click on
> it,
> > I get access to some folders with assorted information within them.
> >
> > Where did it come from & has my security been breached?
> >
> > Any information would be much appreciated.
> > Regards,
> > Roy.
> >
> >
> It depends, have you ever downloaded anything from that ftp site? or
> have you ever typed in ftp.cs.unm.edu/filename.extension? If so, XP
> remembers it and keeps it there.
>
>