On Wednesday 01 August 2001 01:24 pm, you wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 01:20:09PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> ...
>
> >I haven't watched this thread, but the code red worm should not affect you
> >if you use *nix as your mail and web servers
>
> Actually one of my Linux-only customers was affected by this last week, not
> because of anything to do with Linux, but because they're on ADSL with a
> Cisco DSL ``modem'' which was hit. It appears that some Cisco equipment
> runs a web server that was vulnerable to the attack.
>
> Of course I have to ask why anybody wouldn't have already either turned off
> the web interface on their router, or at least put in filters to restrict
> access to it to just those people who should be doing the administration?
>
> Then again, I've never been able to figure out why responsible people run
> Windows on anything critical.
>
> Bill
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> When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.
> -- Harry Truman
That is easy.
1. They are lazy
2. Mostly Brain dead
3 Just do not care
4 Easily led by the nose to the chopping block
5 Stupidity/gullible
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Rick Sivernell
Dallas, Texas 75287
972 306-2296
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