Re: Windoze almost managed to 200x repeat 9/11

["Ray P" <sixsigma98 () hotmail com>]

The last Windows OS that had that problem, as I recall, was the original 
release of Windows 95. MS issued a patch and said they never thought someone 
would leave a computer turned on that long.

Maybe this "Windows server" is actually running on Windows 95? Kind of 
sounds par for the gov.

Ray

> From: Georgi Guninski <guninski () guninski com>
> To: joe <mvp () joeware net>
> CC: full-disclosure () lists netsys com
> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Windoze almost managed to 200x repeat 9/11
> Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 17:47:14 +0300
>
> On Fri, Sep 24, 2004 at 09:28:08AM -0400, joe wrote:
> > Nod. Some knucklehead used GetTickCount or clock() for their app and had 
> no
> > clue about datatypes and overflows and range of possible values and some
> > people go off on Windows.
> >
>
> joo,
>
> are you speaking for m$?
>
> the article clearly states:
>
> " Microsoft told Techworld it was aware of the reports but was not 
> immediately
> able to comment."
>
> you know that "not able to comment" basically means "screwed" ?
>
> --
> where do you want bill gates to go today?
>
>
>
>
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