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Date:      Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:37:06 -0400
From:      David Magda <dmagda@ee.ryerson.ca>
To:        Matt Douhan <matt@fruitsalad.org>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Maximum uptime 497 days?
Message-ID:  <AF17FF84-C953-11D8-B70B-000A95B96FF8@ee.ryerson.ca>
In-Reply-To: <200406281706.11188.matt@fruitsalad.org>
References:  <200406281403.i5SE3SwS089871@lurza.secnetix.de> <200406281706.11188.matt@fruitsalad.org>

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On Jun 28, 2004, at 11:06, Matt Douhan wrote:

> why ?
>
> they may not be public machines at all and be isolated to an 
> environment where
> security is not the primary concern

Have you not seen the SSH exploit in "The Matrix Reload"?!?! :> How do 
you know some evil-doer wouldn't use an exploit from an internal 
system? Heck, Slammer nailed a couple of networks (e.g., ATM) that were 
supposedly secure in protected networks. No telling how a worm may jump 
fire/airwalls.



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