-=> Quoting Kurt Wismer to The Visionary <=-
 KW> afraid i can't really agree with you though, the flaw was a bug in the
 KW> mail system, sysadmin didn't write the mailing software and so
 KW> couldn't be held liable for any bugs in it...
        They *DO* give you the source to almost everything, including
sendmail, which is what was exploited and allowed this worm to do it's work.
Because of it, we have a lot tighter systems around now. Without hackers 
like
myself), there wouldn't be even REMOTELY the level of security there is now 
n
many systems and programs.
 KW> also, since the sysadmin wasn't even aware of the bug (else s/he'd
 KW> likely have tried to patch it or use some other software or something)
 KW> the only thing the sysadmin was really guilty of was justifiable
 KW> ignorance...
        Well, not guilty, but certainly ignorant. There are a lot of 'flaws'
in programs in use all the time (take Microsoft Word's means for storing
passwords in documents -- HAhaHaHahhA), and it's only going to get worse 
ince
there's this huge software glut now. I'll keep contributing my piece to the
pie by finding and exploiting these "features" and keeping the authors
informed of them.
-The Visionary
visionary@brazerko.com
... If it was a bet, you wouldn't take it.
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