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Message-ID: <3E71BE64C6ECD8449CD5A236F700FA968199CE@odcexch.wei.owhc.net> From: mbassett at omaha.com (Bassett, Mark) Subject: Linux (in)security (Was: Re: Re: No Subject) I don't see where this turned into a personal attack vector. Sure not every *nix user knows what they are doing, I never said they did. All I'm saying is that in my experience, most people who run *nix know what the hell they are doing. I'll have you know I patch systems immediately (after fully testing the effects of the patch in my lab) If you don't agree with my opinion, that's perfectly fine. The reason 80% of the email in full-disclosure goes straight to my trash bin is because of ridiculous personal attacks from people like you. Grow up. Mark Bassett Network Administrator World media company Omaha.com 402-898-2079 -----Original Message----- From: Darren Reed [mailto:avalon@...igula.anu.edu.au] Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 5:55 PM To: Bassett, Mark Cc: Paul Schmehl; full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com Subject: Re: Linux (in)security (Was: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Re: No Subject) In some mail from Bassett, Mark, sie said: > > I think something we are also forgetting is that statistically *nix > users are people who are computer geeks. Average joe #1 buys his pc > from Best buy pre-loaded with windows XP and has no clue how to install > it. Currently vendor pre-loaded *nix machines aren't very popular, > which means in order to have linux on your machine, you must > download/purchase it and load it yourself. Most people don't want to > mess with the hassle of the whole thing, aside from the fact that it > doesn't play new game #1313413. All this means is that the *typical* > *nix user knows what they are doing and therefore knows to keep the > machine updated. Cripes, just you far down in the sand do some of you have your head ? If someone discovers a new hole in say IIS plus apache/sendmail, and writes a worm/DoS that takes advantage of it, properly, you won't know about it until 'every' host on the 'net is infected or it stops. Darren ************************************************************ Omaha World-Herald Company computer systems are for business use only. This e-mail was scanned by MailSweeper ************************************************************
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