On 1/13/06, Todd Towles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Stan wrote:
> > Ordinarily I'd argue, but its hard to when we find out
> > Microsoft knew about the bug for a long time and made a
> > concious decision not to patch it even though they knew it
> > could lead to a system compromise.
>
> Concious decision? So you are in the Microsoft meetings? Do
> tell...didn't think so. They may have known about it, but many huge

Do you often ask and answer your own questions?

> companies have security problems in their software..some are so embedded
> in the system or related to how the program work..that they will do
> anything to protect it.
>

Why talk about hypotheticals when the thread is about the real thing?

> Why didn't this get thrown up with the Cisco/Lynn outcry? Oh...because

Yeah cause Cisco has lots to do with SetAbortProc...

> hitting on Microsoft gets you more attention perhaps...
>

Yeah cause threads like this really open peoples eyes...


Don't get thrown off your high horse now,
sb

> -Todd
>
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