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Re: GRC rides again...
From: Roland Dobbins <rdobbins () netmore net>
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 07:12:29 -0700
Implementing fully-compliant sockets in XP is -not- a security issue.There're LOTS of things wrong with the way Microsoft do things, but this simply isn't one of them. It's just amazing to me how credulous the public are when harangued by such an obvious snake-oil salesman.
Steve Gibson, a hero in his own mind. Roeland Meyer wrote:
From: David Howe [mailto:DaveHowe () gmx co uk] Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 2:48 AM ... With yet another "update" to the DDos pages. http://grc.com/dos/intro.htm and I quote:Unfortunately, today we see only the operation of blindself-interest fromAs I seem to recall several members of this list offered him help (and were rebuffed) perhaps theyMicrosoft and the Internet's ISP'swould like to comment? He seems increasingly lost in a fantasy world where everyone is out to get him....The question I have is, would QoS would do any good here? Other then that, he seems to be on a rant here. As much as I hate to say it, I almost agree with MSFT here. That said, Novell stated, decades ago, that MSFT never could understand network security. At the time, I agreed with Novell. Current observation is, that MSFT has yet to learn. Considering MSFT's workstation market-share, that is a problem for all of us.
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Current thread:
- GRC rides again... David Howe (Jul 02)
- Re: GRC rides again... Chris Rapier (Jul 02)
- Re: GRC rides again... Tim Wilde (Jul 02)
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- RE: GRC rides again... Roeland Meyer (Jul 02)
- Re: GRC rides again... Roland Dobbins (Jul 02)
- RE: GRC rides again... Mike Batchelor (Jul 02)
- Re: GRC rides again... Valdis . Kletnieks (Jul 02)
- Re: GRC rides again... Scott Francis (Jul 02)
- RE: GRC rides again... Roeland Meyer (Jul 02)
- RE: GRC rides again... Dave Israel (Jul 02)
- Re: GRC rides again... David Howe (Jul 02)
- RE: GRC rides again... Roeland Meyer (Jul 02)
- RE: GRC rides again... Ron Buchalski (Jul 02)
- Re: GRC rides again... Ron Buchalski (Jul 02)
- Re: GRC rides again... Stephen Kowalchuk (Jul 02)