full-disclosure - Windoze almost managed to 200x repeat 9/11

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Message-ID: <BAY22-F32Wwr2UAaTzv000038ea@hotmail.com>
From: sixsigma98 at hotmail.com (Ray P)
Subject: Windoze almost managed to 200x repeat 9/11

The last Windows OS that had that problem, as I recall, was the original 
release of Windows 95. MS issued a patch and said they never thought someone 
would leave a computer turned on that long.

Maybe this "Windows server" is actually running on Windows 95? Kind of 
sounds par for the gov.

Ray

>From: Georgi Guninski <guninski@...inski.com>
>To: joe <mvp@...ware.net>
>CC: full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com
>Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Windoze almost managed to 200x repeat 9/11
>Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 17:47:14 +0300
>
>On Fri, Sep 24, 2004 at 09:28:08AM -0400, joe wrote:
> > Nod. Some knucklehead used GetTickCount or clock() for their app and had 
>no
> > clue about datatypes and overflows and range of possible values and some
> > people go off on Windows.
> >
>
>joo,
>
>are you speaking for m$?
>
>the article clearly states:
>
>" Microsoft told Techworld it was aware of the reports but was not 
>immediately
>able to comment."
>
>you know that "not able to comment" basically means "screwed" ?
>
>--
>where do you want bill gates to go today?
>
>
>
>
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