On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 17:56, Stan Sieler via cctalk wrote: > I *think* it was some kind of authentication failure (e.g., > incorrectly reporting "ok"), but I'm not sure. > > I do know I wrote a several page article about it, and how certain > coding practices led to it, but I can't *find* the article now :( (not > published) My guess of 4-6 years ago is possibly narrower than it > should be, but I'm not sure.
Have you had a squint at the RISKS archives: http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/ Major computer-related issues are usually mentioned here, frequently (but not always) with capsule summaries. A search with some of your remembered characteristics might turn up something. -- Dave
