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openoffice.org package

  1. Bug #592176
  2. Comment #10

Comment 10 for bug 592176

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clubsoda (clubsoda) wrote : Re: OOo opens very slowly a first document in Lucid

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this bug a security issue, broadcasting the user's machine name to the external network? It seems that information would assist an external attacker.

Not to mention a privacy issue - do the ISP and DNS provider need to know I'm opening a document?

This kind of rogue network access is why people have been asking for application-specific firewall protection in linux for years.