[ale] OT: A funny one from Computerworld on XP SP2

[Matthew Brown]

I cut-and-pasted this one from the ComputerWorld site.  It is in the 
middle of the article on Windows XP SP2, discussing the benefits of 
SP2's new networking security:

    * Protection against DoS attacks

      SP2 should help significantly with denial-of-service (DoS) attacks
      caused by buffer overflows
      <http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,82920,00.html>,
      when too much data is sent to an application's temporary storage
      area -- sometimes causing that excess data to act as executable
      code. One of the most popular DoS exploits, buffer overflows will
      now be prevented from executing commands and will shut down
      systems instead. It's an inconvenience that's worth the peace of
      mind that no code can be launched and the device won't be further
      damaged.


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