[89659] in Cypherpunks
F00FC7C8 Kills P5
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Eric Cordian)
Sat Nov 8 16:52:28 1997
From: Eric Cordian <emc@wire.insync.net>
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 1997 15:28:20 -0600 (CST)
Reply-To: Eric Cordian <emc@wire.insync.net>
In comp.sys.intel, the keeper of the Intel Secrets Website,
rcollins@slip.net (Robert Collins) writes this absolutely amazing
paragraph:
> If nobody knew about this problem, nobody would be affected
> by it. Therefore, without knowledge of this problem, there
> really isn't a reasonable security risk to multi-user
> systems.
> No, I had no desire to publicize the bug.
Egads. Talk about "Security by Obscurity"!
Someone buy this poor man a Cypherpunks subscription.
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Eric Michael Cordian 0+
O:.T:.O:. Mathematical Munitions Division
"Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law"
