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From: mike@enmasse.UUCP (Mike Schloss)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: Re: Warning on Discussions about Securit
Message-ID: <315@enmasse.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 23-Jan-85 00:54:03 EST
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> 
>      Security holes should be discussed openly and loudly.  This forces
> their repair.  The head-in-the-sand approach leads to real trouble.  It
> is overconfidence in weak security systems that leads to serious losses.	

Hmmmmmmm.

Me thinks that the head-in-the-sand approach is the "leaders of USENET's"
way of avoiding comparisons between USENET and public access computer
bulletin boards where [hc]rackers (pirates) post credit card #s, stolen
passwords and info on breaking various protection schemes.

This would also explain the very loudly and often repeated attitude :
	"Thou shalt not steal source code from AT&T"

	[No judgement here, just thinking out loud.]