NODE fbf13fccRe: Microsoft continues to mislead public about Windows security bugs (a bit long, with references)
"James A. Donald" <jamesd@echeque.com>Tue, 9 Jan 1996 16:18:40 +0800
At 07:15 PM 1/8/96 -0800, Rich Graves wrote:
>As Microsoft well knows, this is completely untrue. [...]
>
> [...]
>
>Microsoft has not even admitted that this bug in both Windows 95 and
>Windows for Workgroups affects Windows for Workgroups, apparently because
>they have decided not to fix it.
>
> [...]
>
> We believe that it would be highly irresponsible to release the full
> version of this hack, but we will soon release a crippled
> demonstration-only version
>
> Is anybody listening?
They will listen if you start to release full uncrippled exploits, after
a reasonable delay.
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NODE d3fd342dRe: Microsoft continues to mislead public about Windows security bugs (a bit long, with references)
Kent Dahlgren <kent@trouble.WV.TEK.COM>Wed, 10 Jan 1996 04:15:24 +0800
On Mon, 8 Jan 1996, James A. Donald wrote:
> >
> > Is anybody listening?
>
> They will listen if you start to release full uncrippled exploits, after
> a reasonable delay.
>
I agree. It all comes down to money, as you all know. Do you think the
bean counters and lawyers at MS see it proitable to announce such a
obvious problem, no doubt running the risk of being unfavorably depicted
in the ignorant mass media as offering a product that is "insecure?" We
all know what the responcible thing to do is. I suspect marketing has a
hand in quelling the idea of announcing this problem. That's why I agree..
to a point.
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