Re: Internet child-porn crackdown: Federal prosecutions soar
On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:16:15 -0700, Stratum wrote:
> On Aug 25, 10:52Â pm, nob...@nospam.pacbell.net (Bill Z.) wrote:
>> Stratum writes:
>> > On Aug 25, 7:29Â pm, Charlie Wilkes
>> > wrote:
>>
>> > How would an open system prevent a SQL injection attack like the one
>> > described here (see link)?
>>
>> > Â Â http://www.rtraction.com/blog/devit/sql-injection-hack-using-
cast.html
>>
>> That's somewhat irrelevant as the poster seemed to claiming to use an
>> open-source system on his own computer, and most users do not run SQL
>> database servers on their home systems.
>
> In fact, the poster posted from a Linux advocacy group which is
> populated
> by crackpots like you, if not *by* you. The Apache Web server commonly
> installed on Linux boxes is as susceptible to SQL injection attack by
> query string as any other Web page server which processes query strings
> with data table lookups.
So what? I was addressing a situation in which someone buried a
keystroke logger in a proprietary dll. That's not so easy with software
compiled from open source code.
And who really knows what is inside Vista? One thing we do know is that
users must remain tethered to a license server on the Internet, or else
Vista will gradually disable itself. Are you comfortable with that? Do
you trust Microsoft (along with OEMs like Lenovo) to keep their own
people, as well as government entities and corporate partners, from
abusing their power? I don't. If that makes me a crackpot, too bad.
Charlie
date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:31:32 -0500
author: Charlie Wilkes
