So why is this insecure? Why is this different from port 631 (ipp) or
port 515 (lpd)? It's a printer. You give it a file, it prints it. The
port or protocol it uses is immaterial...
On Wed, 2004-11-10 at 15:26 -0600, Justin Rush wrote:
> Product Name: HP PSC 2510
> Summary: Ftp print service is not configurable
>
> This printer comes with an ftp daemon which allows anonymous
> access, and drops the user into a write only directory. By default
> anyone from anywhere can drop a file into this directory and the
> printer will print the document. There is no documentation about
> this feature, nor is there anyway to change (enable/disable) it
> via any of their software or on the printer itself. HP Tech.
> support says that if you don't want this feature then you should
> hook up the printer as a local printer, however this printer
> comes with both wireless and wired connectors on the back.
>
> Justin Rush
> jrush@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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