* Peter T. Abplanalp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-08-29 17:12 (12:38:00)]
> i fail to see how knowing the version of mutt you are running will
> give any attacker enough information to hack your box.
Hints... take a carefull peek at the mail headers... than you
get noy only the MUA, but the first MTA involved, his linux box,
usually, with two version numbers. You can now relate them with
a concrete linux distro. you know holes from.
> i also heard/read somewhere that the only secure computer is the one
> that you have ground into fine silcon dust and scattered in the wind.
Rmember that C2 claims MS did about his NT4... tha concrete
computer certified, couldn't have floppy drives, CD, network
cards, nor any other device that communicates the machine,
excepting mouse, keyboard and monitor.
--
Rafael C. Gawenda, Ťaisť
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