[ale] OT: Microsoft announces new ways to bypass security controls

[tfreeman at intel.digichem.net]

On Wed, 17 Sep 2003, Dan Newcombe wrote:

> On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, Geoffrey wrote:
> > Of course, Microsoft isn't the only one with mail protocol security
> > weaknesses.
> > POP3 is probably responsible for more cleartext passwords being
> > transmitted over the Internet than any other network protocol.
> 
> However, people looked -said that pop3 was insecure and added ssl, thus
> pop3s was born.  imap->imaps as well.
> 
> Microsoft looks and says...he...this is bug a with rpc...fixed it, missing
> bug b sitting there holding bug a's hand.

Awww. Isn't that sweet! Bugs in love!

Ok. Sorry. The mind's eye is getting out of hand today...

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