full-disclosure - Sasser author

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Message-ID: <40A8599D.9040706@nolog.org>
From: list at nolog.org (list@...og.org)
Subject: Sasser author

Anders B Jansson wrote:

> list@...og.org wrote:
> 
>> Anders B Jansson wrote:
>>
>>> And stop this silly mumbling about Sasser being created as warning or 
>>> heads up.
>>
>> That's your *interpretation*, not what I said. And this interpretation 
>> is *wrong*.
> 
> No, it's not an interpretation, it caused havoc, that's a fact.
> If it had been designed as a a warning, it would have provided a 
> warning, instead of spreading out of control and crashing machines.

It was an interpretation since I never "mumbled that sasser being 
created as a warning or heads up". Of course it created havoc - but 
that's obvious and I never denied that. Read my mail.

GTi