From: Kent Dahlgren <kent@trouble.WV.TEK.COM>
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 04:15:24 +0800
To: "James A. Donald" <jamesd@echeque.COM>
Subject: Re: Microsoft continues to mislead public about Windows security bugs (a bit long, with references)
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On Mon, 8 Jan 1996, James A. Donald wrote:

> >
> > Is anybody listening?
> 
> They will listen if you start to release full uncrippled exploits, after
> a reasonable delay.
> 
I agree.  It all comes down to money, as you all know.  Do you think the 
bean counters and lawyers at MS see it proitable to announce such a 
obvious problem, no doubt running the risk of being unfavorably depicted 
in the ignorant mass media as offering a product that is "insecure?"  We 
all know what the responcible thing to do is.  I suspect marketing has a 
hand in quelling the idea of announcing this problem.  That's why I agree..
to a point.
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