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From: stuart@tharr.UUCP (Stuart Tares)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Open Access to Security Info
Message-ID: <2201@tharr.UUCP>
Date: 7 Jun 91 18:44:14 GMT
References: <27107@adm.brl.mil>
Reply-To: stuart@tharr.UUCP (Stuart Tares)
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I totally agree with what has been said - certain System administrators do
not have the time or source to plug these gaps and it could take long enough forthe hardware/software vendors to fix the problem.  There is news over the front
pages of the UK computer press about a major hack going on but we are not
allowed to know what it is.  it goes on to say that Cert have been given the
deatils but have not issued a formal warning.  Why not - does it take another
sendmail bug to appear to let "ordinary" system administrator find out about thebugs ?

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