IP: Cringely on TCP/IP

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 18:38:34 -0400
> Subject: Cringely on TCP/IP
> From: Michael Newman <m_newman () yahoo com>
> To: <farber () cis upenn edu>
>
> Dave, I have not seen Cringely (the original one, not the one who currently
> writes for InfoWeek) on the list, but thought you and IP might find this of
> interest
>
>
> The Death of TCP/IP
> Why the Age of Internet Innocence is Over
> By Robert X. Cringely
>
> As events of the last several weeks have shown, Microsoft Windows, e-mail
> and the Internet create the perfect breeding ground for virus attacks. They
> don't even have to exploit Windows flaws to be effective. Any Visual BASIC
> programmer with a good understanding of how Windows works can write a virus.
> All that is needed is a cleverly titled file attachment payload, and almost
> anyone can be induced to open it, spreading the contagion. It is too darned
> easy to create these programs that can do billions in damage. The only sure
> way to fix the problem is to re-stripe the playing field, to change the game
> to one with all new rules. Some might argue that such a rule change calls
> for the elimination of Microsoft software, but that simply isn't likely to
> happen. It's true that Linux and Apache are generally safer than Windows
> 2000 and IIS, but Microsoft products aren't going to go away. I promised you
> an answer to how to secure the Internet, and I mean to come through. First,
> we'll start with the way I would do it, then follow with a rumor I have
> heard about one way Microsoft might want to do it.
>
> http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20010802.html



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