FidoNet, UUCP, et al [Was: Re: TrendMicro goes ...]

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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- -- security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org> wrote:

> So two things here; first, this was BBS not the FTP protocol and second, 
this wasn't an "appliance" handling the scanning, like the TM patent 
says. Again, having a second machine do it instead of the actual server 
is hardly novel or new. In fact, one could argue that on the larger BBS 
of the early 90's, they *did* have multiple machines working together, 
and one would handle the file uploads, scan the files, etc, before 
passing it to another to be hosted for download.
>

Changing gears here...

Oddly enough, I used to participate in the Fido Virus discussion
groups in the late 80's -- which is how I managed to eventually
meet Dr. Solly, Vess, Sarah Gordon, Ross, Aryeh, Dmitry, etc.
at various various conferences and other sundry functions.

In those days, it was either a UUCP account to gateway to BITNET
(e.g. for RISKS and other ACM forums) or Fido gateway for real
discussion with the grassroots.

Yes, I used to a lot of BBS'ing.

My career took my in a different direction over the course of the
subsequent years, but apparently things have a tendency to reconverge,
as the case may be.

Ah, good times. ;-)

- - ferg

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