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It's the programmers, Stu.
First, you guys need to learn how to spell.

Second, you need to learn how to read.

MS is very specific about the flaw--it's not in Windows and it's not an ActiveX--it's a buffer overflow vulnerability (MS describes as an "unchecked buffer") in the NNTP code in OE.

What's frightening is that we've known for forty years how to avoid buffer overflows and microcephalic programmers are still messing up on a routine basis.

Makes one wonder if, since most programming started being done by CS grads instead of people with a real education, any randomly-chosen roomful of programmers could muster an aggregate IQ into the three-digit range.
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This is scary...  Colonel_Panic | 06/24/05
Obviously .....  rick752 | 06/24/05
Indeed it is  crashoverride | 06/24/05
It's not OE specifically  IT Scion | 06/24/05
It's not OE, It's Windows  IT-sys | 06/24/05
While your last scentence is true  crashoverride | 06/24/05
Want to read something funny? I just...  Colonel_Panic | 06/25/05
I love butchering windoze too  crashoverride | 06/26/05
Want to learn something?  SiCu | 06/26/05
Re: Want to learn something?  Colonel_Panic | 06/26/05
It's not like people are using Windows  Boot_Agnostic | 06/27/05
Tell me AGAIN  CobraA1 | 06/24/05
Not MS this time ... well, sort of ...  ac2_z | 06/25/05
It's the programmers, Stu.  Marc Thibault | 06/25/05
I agree. I do have education.  Grayson Peddie | 06/25/05
Pull the plug  Otto_Delete | 06/25/05
I can mantain my Windows computer  Grayson Peddie | 06/25/05
You are correct  Otto_Delete | 06/25/05
I guess I'm not one of the 99.999% of home users  crashoverride | 06/25/05
security? we don need no stinkin security!  linuxoverwindows | 06/25/05
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Who needs Windows OneCare  crashoverride | 06/25/05
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I'm not a zealot yet  crashoverride | 06/26/05
Since no one else has asked.  Cardinal_Bill | 06/26/05
I can help educate you about the security.  Grayson Peddie | 06/25/05
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RE: I can help educate you about the security.  Linux User 147560 | 06/26/05
RE: I can help educate you about the security.  Linux User 147560 | 06/26/05
RE: I can help educate you about the security.  Linux User 147560 | 06/26/05
It took you three ...  ShadeTree | 06/27/05
I have to say you're right about home users  pesky_z | 06/25/05
true that.  linuxoverwindows | 06/25/05
Windows OneCare  Grayson Peddie | 06/25/05
or, try this:  linuxoverwindows | 06/25/05
Thanks, but not for me.  Grayson Peddie | 06/25/05
You are so naive Grayson...they "Don'tCare". Just more  Colonel_Panic | 06/25/05
Quite honestly if Microsucks can't  crashoverride | 06/26/05
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How Is That Bias?  itanalyst | 06/27/05
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