Hackers send Sendmail a message [Open Source Software Hacked]</

CNET News.com ^ | October 9, 2002, 4:21 PM PT | Robert Lemos

[Bush2000]

I'm shocked, shocked, shocked that open source software has security issues ...

[Bush2000]

""Openness is essential for trust..." --Whitfield Diffie, Sun Microsystems

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[isthisnickcool]

I'm shocked, shocked, shocked that open source software has security issues ...

You really don't have a life. Do you?

[William McKinley]

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[Bush2000]

You really don't have a life. Do you?

Look who's talking, bottom feeder.

[lelio]

If people independently checked the md5 checksum of the download they would of spotted this. FreeBSD does this by default (I wonder if it gets the md5 file from the same site though).
Course if you're using sendmail you're bound to be hacked anyway ;) More power to Qmail!

[Abcdefg]

It looks like everybody has security issues.

[Bush2000]

It looks like everybody has security issues.

Exactly.

[shadowman99]

Yes, well, thank god micro$oft has such airtight security. We all know nothing bad ever happen to Outlook users. (rolls eyes)

[Open Source Software Hacked] The software wasn't hacked. The FTP server was compromised, and every ten user got a trojan file. And again, thank god nobody ever hacks an IIS web server!!! (ill to my stomach from the sarcasm overdose)

Just stick with windoze and you won't have to worry about us dirty open source savages.

[isthisnickcool]

Bottom feeder? What's that mean? Who would be a "bottom feeder"? Someone commenting on another one of your wacked out threads?

Over and over an over you use this forum as a platform for your odd promotion of Microsoft. Or the trashing of technologies that you don't like. I've asked you before and I'll ask you again. Why?

If you are such a bright guy and can code like you say why come here for this? Build your own sand box for this kind of stuff. If people are as interested in your thoughts and ideas as you seem to think they are then they will come.

In the meantime, please explain to me what this post has to do with conservatism in America.

[Bush2000]

Begone, I don't answer to you.

[Bush2000]

Just stick with windoze and you won't have to worry about us dirty open source savages.

Thanks, I'll take that under advisement.

[PFKEY]

I find this whole OS battle to be a bit silly, but I will side with Bush in that the constant bashing of MS for its' security holes is not recieved as well when it is pointed at another OS.

They are all going to have some holes.

The people that don't have a life are the hackers who seem to have nothing productive to do other than exploit some code.

[PFKEY]

bottom feeder

There was a talk show host in Tampa several years ago that used that expression with his IQ challenged callers.

When I first heard the expression I couldn't stop laughing.

Still laughing...

[Freemeorkillme]

It looks like everybody has security issues.

No, I'm not!!(sounds familiar)

[shadowman99]

Bush2000 user profile

Bush2000 signed up 1998-04-08.

Location: Seattle

Hmmmm... does somebody work in Redmond???? Yeah, I think so.

That would explain why he's such a little shill for Bill.

[TomServo]

LOL - you kill me, dude..;-)

[for-q-clinton]

I find these posts very informative. I like the change of pace. Also I rely on freepers to point out the good articles--like this one.

If you don't like the technology posts (especially those by bush2000) why do you rean them? And why do you respond to them? Are you paying for the freerepublic's bandwidth all by yourself?

Now to the article...I think it's important to note that all major software has bugs. The important thing isn't how many bugs have been found in the past, but how sound and thouroughly tested is the product.

For example, Oracle had it's unbreakable campaign. Guess what? It was broken several times over. Putting out false info and a false sense of security is the biggest security risk you can have.

Open source does have good points on why it's secure. But the very same reasons that make it secure also make it vulnerable to attack--everyone can read the source code. Just pray the white hats find the weak spots before the black hats.

Things are getting more and more secure. Honestly I think open source has done everyone a great favor in making security a journey and not a finalized product. I believe the major software makers are getting on board with that mindset.

[Bush2000]

Woo, boy. Damn, you're good. I had no idea the entire population of Seattle works in Redmond. What a freakin' detective you are! And such reasoning skills ... it boggles the mind ...

[Bush2000]

... Things are getting more and more secure. Honestly I think open source has done everyone a great favor in making security a journey and not a finalized product. I believe the major software makers are getting on board with that mindset.

Good points. Agree.