From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: ron minnich <rminnich@lanl.gov>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] pathetic
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Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 07:36:44 -0700
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Douglas A. Gwyn wrote:

> Of course separate I&D doesn't solve buffer overrun problems,
> which can still modify the buggy program's data in ways that
> the programmer did not plan for.  The attacker gets less
> control if he can't force-feed instructions, but he can still
> wreak havoc.  If nothing else, he can cause denial of service.


That's the best part. They're pumping in 40-year-old ideas, claiming they
are new, and claiming they'll fix something they done.

Still, that's the PC biz for you. Anybody see that picture of Mr. Bill
claiming he will solve the spam problem? quite funny.

ron