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Hmm - please try to patch windows box, having 19200bps dialin connection and living in a small town. It's almost impossible.. Q. is - why this [email protected]#$ MS open ports for listening on _CLIENT_ machines (when no one asked them about it), and why they created the world of monocultural OS systems. This is the roots for this problem. Patching is just a _patching_. People are not lazy - it is just IMPOSSIBLE to patch millions of this systems. PS. Sendmail... who told _sendmail_?! Did you tried to patch sendmail, when it was installed from unknown sources and configured by unknown m4 file, and sources was lost when engineer was fired 2 years ago? You are welcome to try, I can find such system for you. > > On Jun 2, 2004, at 12:26 PM, Michel Py wrote: > > > Woulda, shoulda. If it is so simple, how come not everyone does it? > > Why don't people patch their windows boxes, or secure old sendmail > installations? Why do people flap announcements, or accept bogons? > Why do people jay walk, or cheat on their taxes? Why do people do > anything else they should not do? > > 'Cause people are lazy and stupid. DUH. > > -- > TTFN, > patrick >
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