full-disclosure - Re: Origin of the term "driveby download"

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From: brian at pc-radio.com (Brian McWilliams)
Subject: Re: Origin of the term "driveby download"

At 11:11 AM 1/31/2003, Geo wrote:
> >>I have a hard time feeling real outraged on behalf of the kind of users
>you
>are describing. Anyone who 1) visits the sort of sites where Xupiter is
>offered, and 2) has their IE security settings low, and 3) is in the habit
>of impatiently clicking "yes" to any prompt that comes their way ... well,
>that's like driving drunk while talking on a cell phone.<<
>
>Great, so someone stands in front of their car holding up a sigh that says
>"Honk if you want me to kill you and take your car" and that makes it ok?

No, it's more like

Don't complain if your car smells like a skunk if you drive at night on 
country roads while you're drunk and talking on a cell phone.

B.