full-disclosure - Gates: 'You don't need perfect code' for good security

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Message-ID: <3FA2ED55.5070702@instable.net>
From: p00p at instable.net (|reduced|minus|none|)
Subject: Gates: 'You don't need perfect code' for good
 security

Exibar wrote:
> What an idiot....
> 
>    Take the loveletter worm, when it was first released even if you had a
> 100% up to date AntiVirus software program, you would still get hit within
> the first 8 hours.... slammer, blaster, etc all the same thing.    The took
> advantage of holes in the OPERATING SYSTEM!!!!

loveletter didn't. you had to open it.
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