Re: Big hole??

From: Bruce Chambers (bruce_a_chambers_at_h0tmail.com)
Date: 09/19/04


Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 09:10:18 -0600

Jeff wrote:
> I'm no expert, but it seems to me all the responses here seem to be
> attacking the sender instead of refuting the facts of what he is
> claiming. Not helpful to the rest of us.
>

    But the OP hasn't provided any "facts" to refute, other than the
fact that there's an unsubstantiated and uncorroborated news story
about an alleged "security flaw." And this alleged flaw is present,
even according to the articles reporting it, *only* if the computer
users have not properly configured their firewall. This is hardly
news. A firewall doesn't configure itself; it's the computer user's
responsibility.

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