On Wed Nov 20 14:21 -0700, Vincent Danen wrote:
> Yes, more security flaws are probably found in bind because more people  
> use it.  But, you have to look at the alternate approach as well.  Many  
> people look for holes in bind for the pay off (remote access to  
> unauthorized machines, the glory of finding a hole, etc.).  Money is  
> involved here as well.  Let's not forget that djb rewards those who  
> find security problems with his software.  Don't tell me that no one  
> has looked knowing that if they find one, it's payday.

Of course his standard procedure seems to be to deny that it's a
security flaw...

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