X-From-Line: wego-intranet-announce-bounce@lists.wegov2.com Thu Mar 29 08:00:29 2001 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (vsync@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wego.com (8.10.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id f2TG0TK05456 for ; Thu, 29 Mar 2001 08:00:29 -0800 Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 08:01:56 -0800 X-Gnus-Mail-Source: file:/var/spool/mail/vsync Message-Id: <5541@lists.wegov2.com> Subject: Windows machines vulnerable to little kid with a pointy stick MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: from mail by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.4.0) for vsync@localhost (single-drop); Thu, 29 Mar 2001 08:00:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from lists.wegov2.com ([66.35.202.54]) by mail.wego.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id IAA24445 for ; Fri, 30 Mar 2001 08:01:56 -0800 Received: (qmail 12215 invoked from network); 30 Mar 2001 15:58:20 -0000 Received: from localhost.wego.com (HELO wg16) (127.0.0.1) by localhost.wego.com with SMTP; 30 Mar 2001 15:58:20 -0000 Received: with LISTAR (v0.125a; list wego-intranet-announce); Fri, 30 Mar 2001 07:58:18 -0800 (PST) X-listar-version: Listar v0.125a Sender: wego-intranet-announce-bounce@lists.wegov2.com Errors-to: wego-intranet-announce-bounce@lists.wegov2.com X-original-sender: vsync@wego.com Precedence: bulk X-list: wego-intranet-announce From: vsync@wego.com To: wego-intranet-announce@lists.wegov2.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline; filename="Windows" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 46 Xref: chilidog.i.wego.com lists.wego-intranet-announce:54 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-020.asp Microsoft has once again featurized a security hole of unfathomable crapitude. For some reason, IE still thinks that files of certain MIME types are appropriate to be downloaded and run without question. After all this time, with all the worms and exploits that have been written, they still haven't decided to change the rule instead of patching in various exceptions to the rule over time. Many products have security holes, but this is not a "hole". This is an institutionalized masochistic suicidal tendency on the part of Windows and the associated "applications" that fester around it. If an analogy would help, this is equivalent to a random person walking up to you on the street, giving you a syringe, and telling you to inject yourself. I have never in my life seen a piece of software that just says "okay!" as enthusiastically and as often as the mangled heap of bits from Redmond do. I advocate the complete destruction of any Microsoft products currently in use at Wego Systems, preferably by fire. I cannot understand why individuals would collectively subject themselves to an "operating system" that makes them the laughingstock of anyone they ever correspond with. Oh wait, that's because the people they correspond with use the same thing. The world for some reason relies on a set of power tools that thinks it's funny to jump up every so often and drill a neat little hole in the owner's leg. And people _pay_ for this! Don't think, little bugs, just fly toward the pretty buzzing light.... Anyway, until your machine is patched, you shouldn't read, well, any email whatsoever. Sorry. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message is available in context on the World Wide Web: http://www.wego-intranet.wegov2.com/go/wego.announce.message?groupId=910&view=message&curMsgId=5541&listId=1094 You are subscribed to wego-intranet-announce. To unsubscribe go to: http://www.wego-intranet.wegov2.com/go/wego.announce.list?groupId=910&listId=1094&view=messages If you have problems accessing the above link, visit the main site below. -- This message is a service of WEGO Systems Company Intranet http://wego-intranet.wegov2.com -- Powered by Wego