Code Red

[Craig White]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Rusty
> Carruth
> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 5:43 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: Code Red
>
>
> >
> > The interesting thing about the whole issue is that no one is
> mentioning that
> > only MS servers seem to be infected.  Not that MS ever
> considers security as
> > a priority, but why isnt the media screaming bloody murder over
> the software
> > that is allowing this virus, and others, to spread?
> >
> That's a really good question.
>
> DO we have any good letter-writers here on the list?  SOMEONE should start
> complaining/whatevering about this to start gettin the media to do their
> job!
>
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Could we get on to linux subjects - we all agree that this worm is entirely
unnecessary, was preventable, will leave behind thousands of rooted systems
(how many of them will really figure out that the only solution is to
reformat/reload), but griping about it doesn't seem to produce anything
positive around here.

Craig