__/ [ Peter Köhlmann ] on Sunday 05 November 2006 17:40 \__
> http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/80508
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> Windows should be banned from the internet
Amen.
Windows spewage clogged up my domain last night. It kept me up. It's now
gauging at over 10,000 spam a week, but I know someone from the search
engine newsgroup whose domain attracts over a million per month. Her Web
host is hopeless. Why should she take the blame for Windows?
Fortunately, I suspect we are getting close to the day when governments
intevenes.
Perspective: Microsoft security--no more second chances?
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| CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the software maker is running out
| of excuses for a history of poor security.
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| As if Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff didn't have enough on
| his plate.
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| Not only has he had to deal with Katrina and Osama. Now he's also got to
| whip Steve Ballmer and the crew at Microsoft into shape. If past is
| prologue, that last task may be the most daunting of all.
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http://news.com.com/2010-1002_3-6104512.html?part=rss&tag=6104512&subj=news
The governments are are only chance.
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