From: Phil Karlton <karlton@netscape.com>
To: Alex Strasheim <cp@proust.suba.com>
Message Hash: ea1c7cf91904066784087a3f7ef78b8395839eff86069291eef656de5cd4b6c4
Message ID: <312E91CA.15FB@netscape.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-02-24 23:35:58 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 25 Feb 1996 07:35:58 +0800
From: Phil Karlton <karlton@netscape.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 1996 07:35:58 +0800
To: Alex Strasheim <cp@proust.suba.com>
Subject: Re: REM_ote
In-Reply-To: <199602231751.MAA16891@pipe3.nyc.pipeline.com>
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Alex Strasheim wrote:
>
> > Marianne Mueller, Java security engineer, also said the chances of such
> > hacking occurring are "remote."
>
> This is the sort of bullshit that gets companies in trouble. Netscape has
> a good record of responding to and fixing security problems. Why should
> they feel the need to do spin control?
Marianne Mueller is a Sun employee, not a Netscape employee. The
original quote did not make that clear.
PK
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