On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 07:37:09PM -0800, marquis@roble.com said:
Scott Francis <darkuncle@darkuncle.net> wrote:
I've been wondering lately, after about 10 years of email worms spreading in exactly the same manner with every incarnation ... why do you think people haven't learned not to open unexpected attachments yet?
Blaming it on end users is one way to look at the problem, but not a way that will result in a solution.
You should be wondering, after 10+ years of virus laden MS operating systems, why they haven't fixed this stuff. Similar vulnerabilities in Unix, Mac, and other OS were fixed long ago.
[snip] this is actually what I was driving at, but I've had so MANY anti-MS rants over the last few years, I thought I'd take a different tack. :)
(Note: I really do not want this to degenerate into another rant against vendor M;
Sorry for not sharing your disinterest in the actual reasons we continue to see these viruses and trojans infecting MS and, for all intents and purposes, only MS operating systems.
oh, I share your position, believe me! It just seems that efforts to force MS to change have had little effect, and I was hoping that maybe if we attacked the issue from another angle, it might be productive. :) -- Scott Francis | darkuncle(at)darkuncle(dot)net | 0x5537F527 "I gave you the chance of aiding me willingly, but you have elected the way of pain!" -- Saruman, speaking for sysadmins everywhere