RE: FW: [Full-disclosure] How to Determine My System Vulnerabilities

[Gregory Hicks <ghicks () cadence com>]

> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 16:12:23 -0600
> From: "Todd Towles" <toddtowles () brookshires com>
>
> True, but would you really go and ask that on FD? You could google a lot
> of that information, without exposing your weakness to a lot of anon
> people outside the US.

No.  I would NOT do it the way he did.  I'd do it the way you outlined.
But he *is* trying...  At least, I think maybe he is trying...  It
might be a spoofed email...

Oh well...  :)

Regards,
Gregory Hicks

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gregory Hicks [mailto:ghicks () cadence com] 
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 4:10 PM
> >
> > > Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 16:58:16 -0500
> > > From: Steven Champeon <schampeo () hesketh com>
> > >
> > > on Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 03:45:06PM -0600, Todd Towles wrote:
> > > > Wow, now that is funny. 
> > >
> > > It'd be funnier if it wasn't likely that his other systems 
> > are running 
> > > some form of Windows.
> >
> > But give the guy some credit:  At least he is TRYING to find 
> > out what is vulnerable...  Which is more that you can say 
> > about most...

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