On 10 Jun 2001 10:00:41 -0400, Gary Flynn wrote:
> I can't for the life of me figure out what utilities, air traffic
> control, emergency services, and military systems are doing on a 
> public network.

There are good ways to do this, but they require using only secure OSs
that aren't user-modifiable.

> MILITARY SYSTEMS, UTILITIES, EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND AIR TRAFFIC 
> CONTROL DON'T BELONG ON A PUBLIC NETWORK. THEY BELONG ON A PRIVATE 
> NETWORK AND I DON'T MEAN A VIRUTAL ONE!!!! What the hell happened
> to common sense?

They're usually on the PSTN too, don't forget.  This isn't an entrance
for worms, etc, but its how most of them get cracked -- phone calls.
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