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"It is my experience that reporting and discussing security problems with Microsoft is a needlessly lengthy process that puts too much burden and effort on the researcher's end, especially if you just have a crash case, not a working exploit; hence, they did not get an advance notice," said Zalewski in a posting on security site Neophasis.

That reporting the issue is a pain in the @s$ doesn't change the fact that its the right thing to do. This guy should have given Microsoft a heads-up.
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*sigh*  Real World | 07/21/05
the right thing to do????  stormdoor | 07/21/05
Microsoft should be TROUNCED!!!  Jeff Spicoli | 07/21/05
Someone could say the same about a Firefox flaw  Boot_Agnostic | 07/22/05
Already been done.  Nekow42 | 07/22/05
Well, sounds like no more needs for alerting  Boot_Agnostic | 07/22/05
at least ff fixes their flaws immediately  linuxoverwindows | 07/23/05
Not for Microsoft  JimSatterfieldW | 07/22/05
Screw 'em.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/23/05
Re: *sigh*  node357 | 07/21/05
RE *sigh*  amigatec | 07/21/05
Fair enough, but  billywill | 07/21/05
MS is no better then this guy so whats the big deal?  stormdoor | 07/21/05
Both are wrongful  Boot_Agnostic | 07/22/05
So two wrongs make a right?  maldain | 07/22/05
Ahhh yes - the great "patched in a couple of hours" myth  toadlife | 07/21/05
The Installed Base Problem + Actual Assets  PMC-CON | 07/22/05
You left out: and no interest in selling the customer again.  Anton Philidor | 07/22/05
The Installed Base Problem + Actual Assets  jkotan | 07/24/05
Would it have done any good?  Real World | 07/22/05
I agree with him, if MS is a going to be a terd about it, screw 'em.  DonnieBoy | 07/21/05
you just don't get it...  ouvrez | 07/22/05
No, Microsoft screwed their users. His actions will help in the long run.  DonnieBoy | 07/22/05
He is bluffing and so are you  TrueSpeak | 07/22/05
If you're going to use obscenities, please learn to spell them properly.  cdgoldin | 07/22/05
But, if he did...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/22/05
muth3rfvkc1n9 c3ns0rs  linuxoverwindows | 07/23/05
I agree. the guy should have at least notified Microsoft.  MacGeek2121 | 07/22/05
his point was...  linuxoverwindows | 07/23/05
*groan*  cdgoldin | 07/22/05
Nobody does it right?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/22/05
Unpatched IE flaws reported  Loverock Davidson | 07/21/05
Hey, if you're gonna play in the big leagues...  Robert Crocker | 07/21/05
forgive him  stormdoor | 07/21/05
And your broken record keeps playing (NT)  Loverock Davidson | 07/21/05
No software company admits fault until they have a patch  MacGeek2121 | 07/22/05
Press?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/22/05
Probably left out a word.  Anton Philidor | 07/22/05
Blind shilling  bystander_z | 07/21/05
Ok I'll play your little game  Loverock Davidson | 07/22/05
Tag! You're it...  cdgoldin | 07/22/05
On the other hand  Otto_Delete | 07/22/05
FUD  Real World | 07/22/05
should read  Real World | 07/22/05
Elmer Fudd?  cdgoldin | 07/22/05
On the other hand  Loverock Davidson | 07/22/05
Sued for negligence?  jasonp@... | 07/22/05
Well..  d_jedi | 07/22/05
Depends on the exploit  jasonp@... | 07/22/05
riiiiiight...  linuxoverwindows | 07/23/05
When you don't like the message...  robgroh | 07/25/05
Y'know ... I'm sorry but...  rick752 | 07/21/05
IE doesn't use GDI+  PB_z | 07/21/05
You're right .. forgot it was an old patch ... BUTOf course it does  rick752 | 07/21/05
GDI and GDI+ are different  PB_z | 07/22/05
windows exploder has an address bar...  linuxoverwindows | 07/23/05
According to MS  IT Scion | 07/21/05
MS not always right  PB_z | 07/22/05
You summed it up perfectly  IT Scion | 07/22/05
Deja vu all over again?  cdgoldin | 07/22/05
Et tu FF?  cdgoldin | 07/22/05
The only reason I say that..  rick752 | 07/24/05
No excuses  IT Scion | 07/21/05
(nt)How would they fix something they didn't know about?  toadlife | 07/21/05
Correct me if I am wrong  IT Scion | 07/21/05
they did deal with this or something  IT Scion | 07/21/05
I have to agree with your comment toady...  Monkey_MCSE | 07/21/05
I'd like to know...  toadlife | 07/21/05
They Do  ekimeloc | 07/22/05
You'd think that would work...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/22/05
Hmm.... CPU and Memory problems ?  tdagg | 07/21/05
This might make users safer, fewer days with un-patched vulnerabilities.  DonnieBoy | 07/21/05
Spaghetti by design, at that.  johnsmith222 | 07/21/05
I can just imagine how deep the code is tangled together.  DonnieBoy | 07/21/05
Wow, that is the first time they converted my text to ******  DonnieBoy | 07/21/05
Actually, 83.723% (NT)  cdgoldin | 07/22/05
Another scary thing  rick752 | 07/21/05
Yep, all the great programmers are working on the Linux kernel and other  DonnieBoy | 07/21/05
At public expense  ekimeloc | 07/22/05
Turnabout's fair play, I guess.  Yen_z | 07/22/05
Also a criminal  ekimeloc | 07/22/05
Nothing stops them from using BSD instead of GPL.  Zinoron | 07/22/05
bill is just upset...  linuxoverwindows | 07/23/05
Message has been deleted.  michael_t | 07/21/05
mjb: spell and syntax check pls... (nt)  michael_t | 07/21/05
Good  Real World | 07/22/05
The feel free to  michael_t | 07/22/05
And just for fun:  Real World | 07/22/05
Removing redundancy  Anton Philidor | 07/22/05
Repetition is one way to stress the intensity with which  michael_t | 07/22/05
Don't stop now  Real World | 07/22/05
Hmm  Real World | 07/22/05
Wh OU knows wh OU did it?  michael_t | 07/22/05
A biased knee-JERK reaction from SOME OU NE at ZDNET.  michael_t | 07/22/05
reckless......  JoeMama_z | 07/21/05
Steps_Proper != Steps_MS  gamahucheur | 07/22/05
Impossible !!!  realitycheck101 | 07/21/05
Newsflash: Spyware trojan better software than IE...  Colonel_Panic | 07/22/05
Stick to the topic, please??  davedufour | 07/22/05
Then you had better leave..  Patrick Jones | 07/22/05
MS v. Capitalism  gamahucheur | 07/22/05
;-]  Colonel_Panic | 07/23/05
Here is the deal.....  todbran@... | 07/22/05
Payback...serves you MS apologists right!  Jiim_z | 07/22/05
Software Flaws  d_peters314@... | 07/22/05
It's like... deja vu...  ArtMac | 07/22/05
Why is it Microsofts fault?  Greg_Naber@... | 07/22/05
You've GOT to be kidding!  kbeartxzd | 07/22/05
Stonewalling  gamahucheur | 07/22/05
MS as an infant messing its diaper  michael_t | 07/22/05
Huh?  cbiltcliffe@... | 07/22/05
Alrighty then  Greg_Naber@... | 08/03/05
Re: Why is it Microsofts fault?  none none | 07/22/05
First drafts  Greg_Naber@... | 08/03/05
A perfectly valid point  golowenow | 07/23/05
An Invalid Claim  gamahucheur | 07/24/05
It's all about ethics...  jwschull@... | 07/22/05
It's almost a no win scenario either way though  acaluya | 07/22/05
I'm sorry, but this is just irresponsible.  billisaacson | 07/22/05
Pot...Kettle  jasonp@... | 07/22/05
No More Grace!  gamahucheur | 07/22/05
Not about MS it's about the users.  billisaacson | 07/23/05
Risks to the Users?  gamahucheur | 07/24/05
I'm waiting...  brble | 07/22/05
Again ?  jackie40d@... | 07/22/05
Flaw in IE  Bobby Joe Reed | 07/22/05
Are they using  zal@... | 07/23/05
Well, DUH!!! THIS is NEW?????  btljooz | 07/22/05
MIKE COX? WHERE IS YOUR REP?  paulredmond59 | 07/22/05
Yow, zero day exploit of a FireFox flaw  FilledOut | 07/22/05
More Unpatched IE Flaws  jforb | 07/22/05
No, it isn't  a.techno.geek | 07/22/05
Hey Ziff  snowbeard | 07/22/05
Mozilla invulnerable  eduardo.carriles@... | 07/23/05
False impressions  golowenow | 07/23/05
Michal Zalewski...  DragonBRockin | 07/23/05
RIGHT ON!  golowenow | 07/23/05
Correction  DragonBRockin | 07/23/05
Seems like exploit was easy to produce...  Allstar_z | 07/24/05
Nobody has done a better job  michael_t | 07/23/05
Please either get some facts or be quiet.  Scrat | 07/25/05
And here we go again...  swordzman1552 | 07/23/05
*yawn*  CobraA1 | 07/24/05
Club Shepherd 2005 v1.00  Bridge_SMASH | 08/04/05

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