Thus spake Lipscomb, Al ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > As long as people run Windows, there will be a virus and
> > trojan problem.
> And Unix is immune to Trojans and worms?
Unix is so heterogenous that it is next to impossible to write a
portable exploit. It will of course always be possible to exploit
people's dim wits, though. Under Unix, people do not work as root.
> A good attack agent could spread itself using SMTP, RPC, FTP and IRC all at
> the same time.
Yeah, and pigs can fly.
The only people who would have a reason to spend the massive amounts of
time and money on this purely destructive work are the military.
As long as organisations like NATO are using Exchange as email server, I
have no fear that they might one day acquire the knowledge to pull
something like that off. After all, it's all a bunch of fat bureaucrats.
> > I find it astonishing that people don't sue Microsoft for this.
> > A whole industry thrives on Microsoft's bad code quality.
> Be careful what you wish for. Once the lawsuits start the Open Source world
> is getting deeper pockets and therefore becoming a target.
Oh yes, please, go ahead and sue the Open Source world. I dare you.
Hint: it's not an organisation that produces anything you could sue them
for. Except maybe slander ;-)
Felix
