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11/17/07 14:59
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 		 #147119 - Caveat Emptor
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Joseph Hebert said:
Have you ever read "The Cuckoo's Egg?"

Yes, Cliff is an old internet based acquaintance - have you seen his AcmeKlein site ?
I suspect that the most significant vulnerability of either OS is the naivete of the user. For example, was it Jeff who wrote that a Windows machine can be infected just by "receiving" an infected email?

That's true,Outlook defaults to enable viewing attachments inline for example. (Or did, I don't use it)
But who would actually, intentionally, modify their OS with something that was "making the email rounds?"
No, because these patches are applied to source code and recompiled. Caveat Emptor, yes, you mighte be compromised, but, if you know what you are doing, you would be safe to apply a patch. Of course, if you don't know what you are doing, you shouldn't fiddle. People are happy to blindly install [b]binary[/b] patches from Microsoft, with NO idea what they are going to do, and allow them to view the insides of their computers - in fact despite your opt-outs, microsoft will happily overrule your preferences to install a "patch" it thinks you ought to have, whether you want it or not, and certainly without asking.

Steve




List of 36 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
Says it better than I can            01/01/70 00:00      
   re 'evangelism'            01/01/70 00:00      
      So limited            01/01/70 00:00      
         I believe it's obvious            01/01/70 00:00      
         If YOU would read what I posted            01/01/70 00:00      
      Wine and VirtualBox            01/01/70 00:00      
         and you suggest that for DEVELOPMENT???            01/01/70 00:00      
   Don't know about Linux but love your D52.EXE            01/01/70 00:00      
      Why ?            01/01/70 00:00      
   What makes Linux less vunerable?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Design            01/01/70 00:00      
         that's great, but ...            01/01/70 00:00      
            Yes, it is            01/01/70 00:00      
               Huh?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Re: Huh?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Linux vs Windows            01/01/70 00:00      
                        What sort of Linux do you have, Craig?            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Oh yea ?            01/01/70 00:00      
                           True            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Looks like...            01/01/70 00:00      
         Security            01/01/70 00:00      
         AMEN!            01/01/70 00:00      
         Everybody should use linux!            01/01/70 00:00      
            Linux attacks            01/01/70 00:00      
               Not Targets            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Caveat Emptor            01/01/70 00:00      
                     email vulnerability            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Kleinstein            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Linux is the "solution" ... for now ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Concur            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Layers            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Perhaps            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Separation            01/01/70 00:00      
   If Linux was an airline            01/01/70 00:00      
      Keep reading            01/01/70 00:00      
   Bad logic            01/01/70 00:00      

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