full-disclosure - The worm author finally revealed!

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0301312358510.7836-100000@abacus.xcorps.net>
From: jonathan at xcorps.net (Jonathan Rickman)
Subject: The worm author finally revealed!

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On 31 Jan 2003, Paul Schmehl wrote:

> You have to remember, at least in the edu space, "things" have been this
> way for a long time.  Edu is where the Internet began, and "we" have
> enjoyed a free and open network for a long, long time.  Telling folks in
> edu that the network can no longer be open is a shock to their systems.

I've said this before and I'll say it again now...

"Firewalls are a symtom of the problem, not the solution."

Are they needed? Yes. Should they be needed? No. Maybe I'm an idealist,
but good software trumps a good firewall ruleset 8 days a week.

- --
Jonathan Rickman
X Corps Security
http://www.xcorps.net

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