[rescue] [OT] CodeRed activity?

[Mike Nicewonger]

On Sat, 04 Aug 2001, you wrote:
> On 04 Aug 2001 23:20:37 -0400, Mike Nicewonger wrote:
> > I don't. Smart people should know better.
> 
> I'm trying to recognize that some people may not have a choice ie that's
> what a vendor set up and will refuse to support them if they apply the
> patch(es).  Cisco is very sensitive like that about their VoIP phone
> systems (which are based off Win2k), for example.
> 
> But you're right.  Smart people either a) know better and run apache or
> b) have something in front of the IIS system that can filter the web
> requests.
> 
> Just survival of the fittest, I guess.

I guess I should have some modicum of pity for these souls. I however am cured
of Microsloth-ism. I used to work for a 'beltway bandit' company whose solution
for everything was NT. And when things blew up the solution was even more NT. I
ran away screaming.

-Mike N