RE: No Subject (re: openssh exploit code?)

["Brent J. Nordquist" <b-nordquist () bethel edu>]

On Tue, 21 Oct 2003, Schmehl, Paul L <pauls () utdallas edu> wrote:

> I personally would prefer that every system gets patched the day the
> patch is released.

I wouldn't.  What happens when the patch is broken?  But that's just one
more factor to consider, underneath your larger argument:  "in the real
world, decisions about taking critical systems down are based on a number
of factors"... and with that, I agree 100%.  This list's main value to me
is adding more data to be weighed in making those decisions.

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