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Within 12 hours of the intrusion it was announced publicly
so others could be warned. Within 24 hours the problem
was identified, and patches issued shortly after for all
major distributions.

MS

No December patch despite known published
vulnerabilities.

Slap on the wrist discoverer of the problem because he
wasn't prepared to wait for next MS patch (Jan? Mar?
Longhorn?).


"Like all the recent Linux security holes?"

What the privilege escalation requiring a local user account
or the rsync daemon bug used by a limited number of
servers? Compared with IE, the component we're told we
can't remove from a system with 90+% of the world OS
market, or the several other known vulnerabilities still
being investigated!

"People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones"

At least one of the houses has strengthen glass.
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Use Mozilla or Firebird  richman555 | 12/10/03
Not just IE  jmeola75@... | 12/11/03
Other browsers do not have the vunerability  dragosani | 12/11/03
Re:Other browsers do not have the vunerability  middle of nowhere | 12/11/03
Plainly tell?  chrichton99 | 12/11/03
No, it isn't  Fred Fredrickson | 12/11/03
Please answer this:  chrichton99 | 12/12/03
ragardless...  ryusen | 12/12/03
Ummm...that?s not the bug....!  Jomo_z | 12/11/03
Dang it!! Didin't they get the memo?  Jose Jimenez | 12/10/03
Make sure you get to real Viagra sites  FilledOut | 12/10/03
No, no, tell me it aint so, another negative artical about MS security.  DonnieBoy | 12/10/03
Like all the recent Linux security holes?  Loverock Davidson | 12/10/03
you mean holes like...  ryusen | 12/10/03
I'll bite  Richard Flude | 12/10/03
Richard Richard Richard  Squawkbox | 12/10/03
me2  Suicida| | 12/10/03
We are paying the idiots at Microsft, and they have billions of our money  DonnieBoy | 12/10/03
But you don't use Microsoft products  Loverock Davidson | 12/10/03
MS damage to non-MS users/developers  michael-t | 12/10/03
I do and dont  Suicida| | 12/10/03
So how are you paying for it?  NemesisNL | 12/14/03
Holee Software Batman!  0utasite | 12/10/03
Upgrade to Windows Server 2003  0utasite | 12/10/03
Certainitly wouldn't downgrade to Linux  Loverock Davidson | 12/10/03
Server 2003 isn't the answer, either  AbsolutelyNot | 12/10/03
On top of that...  in-DUH-vidual | 12/10/03
That's impossible.  NoB$ | 12/10/03
But why is that funny?  WhoIsDaMan | 12/10/03
Hate the new forums  WhoIsDaMan | 12/10/03
Only reasonable explanation?  Hug-Hes | 12/12/03
MS security is a joke.  Suicida| | 12/10/03
IE bug lets fake sites look real  Loverock Davidson | 12/10/03
yes, but only IE does this tot he address bar  ryusen | 12/10/03
You're right  doctormoriarty | 12/12/03
two points  ryusen | 12/10/03
The exploit didn't work for me when I tried it  toadlife | 12/10/03
The true cost of monopoly  Sunny Jalolly | 12/10/03
You mean you paid MS  FilledOut | 12/10/03
Overlooking a basic fact  master of illusion | 12/10/03
Most of the people here.....  Rick_K | 12/10/03
Darn!  Yen_z | 12/10/03
Only with dumb admins  Suicida| | 12/10/03
Exactly the customers MS wants  michael-t | 12/10/03
Hmm...here's an idea  jdane | 12/10/03
Sleeping in class  in-DUH-vidual | 12/10/03
You are right about Stats, wrong otherwise.  are-you-thinking | 12/10/03
better rethink...  stmueller | 12/11/03
IE Stinks  xero11 | 12/11/03
I agree, complacent  voska | 12/12/03
Not so simple...  Hug-Hes | 12/12/03
Not so complex either...  kevmit | 12/12/03
All My friends use Mozzila  voska | 12/11/03
Typical Argument  xero11 | 12/11/03
Cool article...  Jose Jimenez | 12/11/03
Imaginary Statistics are meaningless  Update victim | 12/11/03
Sorry about the formatting  Update victim | 12/11/03
don't kill your own argument,  ryusen | 12/11/03
Similar to  michael-t | 12/10/03
Wow, watching the holiday hate flow  FilledOut | 12/10/03
The Last Cumulative Patch for I.E.  The Real Bitch | 12/10/03
funny  Suicida| | 12/10/03
Help ???  Update victim | 12/11/03
Opera is immune  bmeacham98@... | 12/11/03
spoofs are as bad  JWatson77 | 12/11/03
Doesn't work on Mac OS X 10.2 on IE 5.2.2  ppflanz | 12/11/03
The problem is a business matter too  TTate | 12/11/03
How Do I Know?  BlackDiamond | 12/11/03
PayPal email spoofs will be lucrative now...  ejhonda | 12/11/03
Stop the madness  Jaded old guy | 12/11/03
IE Bug  dfyfe | 12/11/03
You Can't Protect Against being an IDIOT  Da_Bobcee | 12/11/03
Sure you can. It's called educating yourself. Try it.  kevmit | 12/12/03
It seems no trick for Mozilla  pesanti@... | 12/11/03
Look again  dscherf | 12/12/03
Outrageous!  paulgeaf | 12/15/03
New security patch is out, but not by Microsoft!  admin@... | 12/17/03

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