Ron Johnson wrote: > On Thu, 2003-07-31 at 07:50, Robert Storey wrote: >> On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:11:14 +1000
>> Furthermore, Intel-based PCs have some well-known exploits >> (such as buffer overflows) which are a function of the hardware and >> there is no real cure because changing the CPU instructions would break >> backward compatibility. > > Bzzz. Where did you hear that? > > Buffer-overflows are mainly a symptom of the "C" disease, and > happen on ia32, Alpha, Sparc, etc. Any arch that has a C compiler. Well, ever opened a Cisco PIX firewall? Guess what, it's running on an Intel P233-MMX... The remaining parts look like ordenary PC hardware, too. So much for the hardware aspect... Cheers, Juri -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
