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how would that help this particular problem? Obviously another platform would not have had the guest account enabled becuase of the code red worm, but getting a little deeper into the problem, those companies shouldn't have gotten code red in the first place.

I do not belive if the world switched to OSS towmorrow that in the long term the internet would be a safer place, and that virii and worms would not exist. I don't think that manu people have a clear understanding of what you should and should not do, don't beieve me? look at some posting boards @ microsoft or slashdot.
Platform diversity would help the overall "secureness" of the internet but the elimination of all things MS would not be a good thing for anyone in the long term. From what i understand *BSD is pretty much the most rock solid OS around but without proper precautions in place I am sure it can be compromised and used for evil purposes.

The most secure platform is the one with the best admin/corporate policies behind the wheel.

- Sam
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Trusrtworthy Balloney  michael-t | 11/14/03
RE: Trusrtworthy Balloney  ajapierce | 11/15/03
You only have yourself to blame here!  Mike Cox | 11/14/03
Ok  Ployd_Farker | 11/14/03
?  LinuxHippie | 11/14/03
This goes beyond stupid  LinuxHippie | 11/14/03
Put up or shut up  OhMyGosh | 11/14/03
HAHAHAHA  Some_one | 11/14/03
Fools, all of you..  Mike Cox | 11/14/03
LOL  george_ou | 11/14/03
Did you guys forget???  Hard Cider | 11/15/03
not sendmail this time  lmaxwell | 11/14/03
Sendmail had a problem?  B.O.F.H. | 11/14/03
BOFH?  Noneya | 11/15/03
re: not sendmail this time  Still Lynn | 11/14/03
yea sendmail sucks  Some_one | 11/14/03
RE: yea sendmail sucks  Noneya | 11/15/03
And there are people actually stupid enough to pay money for Exchange????  DonnieBoy | 11/14/03
because linux has a product that can even come  JoeMama_z | 11/15/03
and people say setting defaults to more secure will help  lmaxwell | 11/16/03
That's funny..  Patrick Jones | 11/17/03
Uhmm...  trogdor | 11/17/03
Gee.. Is this really even a flaw?  Delaware Boy | 11/15/03
re : Gee.. Is this really even a flaw?  lmaxwell | 11/16/03
My favorite line  Chad_z | 11/15/03
I don't seem to have a problem  JoeMama_z | 11/16/03
Fire the server admin  Suicida| | 11/15/03
Think Computer?  linxbot | 11/15/03
RE :software will never be perfect  lmaxwell | 11/16/03
It crashed my PC!!!  JoeMama_z | 11/16/03
We're a bit slow in Delaware.. But we eventually understand things..  Delaware Boy | 11/16/03
This is a non-issue...  tooner440 | 11/16/03
Just stop using MS products  FilledOut | 11/16/03
but...  JoeMama_z | 11/16/03
Overlooked Comment In Story  TLX | 11/16/03
All software requires maintenence  JoeMama_z | 11/16/03
Additional Issues  Harry Bardal | 11/17/03
my responce.  JoeMama_z | 11/17/03
admins  lmaxwell | 11/16/03

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