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*cough* bulls--- *cough*
Alright, we'll have to have hip waders with a little more of this..

Let me say it slowly, a weakness in IIS is not a weakness in Windows. Clear?

BZZZT! Wrong. You pork IIS, you own the whole box. That's why you can't separate Windoze from the apps. In a very real sense application weaknesses are a weakness in the OS. Because of the way user space interacts with administrative functions in most *nix environments, breaching the application is only the first hurdle. Then you have to start looking for a way to escalate your priveledges.

My patched Windows box has been on the net for years (since W2K) and I haven't been hit once.

That's a lie. You've had a naked Windows box connected directly to the internet with no NAT'ing, no proxy, firewall or boundry router and you're telling us it's never been penetrated? Bullsh--. Here's a clue for the other readers, don't try this at home with a machine you keep sensitive information on.

Me thinks that your "cooked within 30 mins" is pure, unadulterated FUD!

The actual documented average time is 23 minutes. I think he was just rounding up to the even half-hour and it's being generous.

You might want to be careful taking security advice NonZealot, or whichever hacker is running his unpenetrated Windows 2000 box today.
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Sometimes all you have to read is the headline...  nucrash | 02/02/05
Took the words straight outta my mouth!  Jeff Spicoli | 02/02/05
HEY!! Who else has such extensive knowledge of  Laff | 02/02/05
They are going to show them to OSX or Linux?  ITGuy04 | 02/02/05
Nice FUD!  NonZealot | 02/02/05
Re: Nice FUD  Mack DaNife | 02/02/05
I agree  NonZealot | 02/02/05
No FUD, just FACTS.  ITGuy04 | 02/02/05
Home users run IIS?  NonZealot | 02/02/05
*cough* bulls--- *cough*  Chad_z | 02/02/05
Oops, someone has lousy reading comprehension!  NonZealot | 02/02/05
Good Advice - wrong conclusions  Roger Ramjet | 02/02/05
We'll agree to disagree  NonZealot | 02/02/05
Ah...but what are your computer using habits? And  Laff | 02/02/05
Good questions  NonZealot | 02/02/05
I think you missed one point I was trying to make.  Laff | 02/02/05
Laff: I think I understand now, thank you  NonZealot | 02/02/05
You are correct. However we probably both can agree  Laff | 02/02/05
It is to laff.......:)  Laff | 02/02/05
But the headline has very little relevance to the article  nucrash | 02/02/05
Security  TTGIT Guy | 02/02/05
Actually...  nucrash | 02/02/05
If they do they are keep quiet (NT)  voska | 02/02/05
Another head line reads...  Nullifidian | 02/02/05
Gee...  BitTwiddler | 02/02/05
To difficult and expensive...Much easier to trash talk  Laff | 02/02/05
It worked in the past  nucrash | 02/02/05
Well to be fair ...  Laff | 02/02/05
Who are you talking about?  NonZealot | 02/02/05
A matter of perspective  Mack DaNife | 02/02/05
In all fairness  DemonX | 02/02/05
Agreement factor, 99.999%  Mack DaNife | 02/02/05
The real problem is...  rapson | 02/02/05
rapson: Very nice point!  NonZealot | 02/02/05
Now be fair dude! MS has been doing the FUD thing  Laff | 02/02/05
And that makes it okay?  NonZealot | 02/02/05
Nope..just human nature.  Laff | 02/02/05
Actually...  Mack DaNife | 02/02/05
There are idiots on both sides for sure  NonZealot | 02/02/05
Non?Zealot  Mack DaNife | 02/02/05
Yeah Knife Man!  Jeff Spicoli | 02/02/05
Q: Has IE ever been sucessfully attacked on OSX?  Roger Ramjet | 02/02/05
Different programs  NonZealot | 02/02/05
Why don't they just fix their trash.  bjbrock | 02/02/05

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