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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Misplaced flamewar... WAS: RE: in case nobody else noticed it, there was a mail worm released today
On Wednesday 28 January 2004 08:37, Dave Temkin wrote: > So? Had the virii been an application compiled for RedHat and > everyone ran RedHat instead of Windows and they downloaded it using > Evolution and double clicked on it, it would suddenly be RH's fault > instead of MIcrosoft's? If RedHat, by default had you running as root rather than an unprivledged user, it sure would be. Most Windows boxes are running with administrative privledges. That makes Windows a willing accomplice. The issue isn't that people click on attachments, but that there are no built in safeguards from what happens next. -- Robin Lynn Frank | Director of Operations | Paradigm-Omega, LLC Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war! Email acceptance policy: http://paradigm-omega.com/email_policy.php
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