OT: XP SP2 security hole

[John Esak]

> If the Sasser/Netsky author is given a job by a security firm
> they could have him working on finding holes in existing sotware
> and/or testing their AV product.  They don't have to let him author
> the code.
>

Imagine that I have read _nothing_ of this thread but the above paragraph...
because it's true.... I skimmed down to this by accident... so I don't know
how or why it came about... but I have to comment... :-)  If the Sasser
author is given _any_ other job but making license plates for the next 20
years... and I mean without the benefit of _any_ computerized tool... the
society does not know it's head from its arse.  Also, whhile making the
license plates, the culprit should _not_ be allowed to touch a computer,
ever... not ever. This would be a suitable and fair punishment for his act
of cowardice and harm toward the rest of the world.

Am I kidding? No. I think people who release viral things into the
environment are terrorists... period. They should be encarcerated forever,
or killed. Same with all other "stuff" that aren't exactly viral... if you
want to be picky... like worms, etc., etc.

> As the old saying goes "No one is completely worthless.  They can
> at least serve as a bad example".

Okay, I can buy that... but they can serve as a bad example like Uday and
Cusay do... ead-day.

:-)

John