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Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 16:30:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: Christopher Twigg <cdtwigg@u.washington.edu>
To: UW Linux Group <linux@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: Linux Help(new to list)
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Could somebody explain to me why imap is enabled by default on Linux
distros, anyway?  When was the last time you used imap to check the mail
on your own computer?

Christopher Twigg
cdtwigg@u.washington.edu

On Tue, 11 May 1999, R. David Whitlock wrote:

> And then get their hard drive erased because they don't understand how to
> close an imap bug that allows the attacker to take root on their
> machine...
> 
> David
> 
> 
> On Tue, 11 May 1999, vladimir p marchuk wrote:
> 
> > 'need to inform users...of security issues' heh, hah, just tell them to
> > stop using Windows and switch to a real OS. ;)
> > 
> > 
> > > more aware of security issues, and a greater need to inform users, instead
> > > of assuring them that 'nothing will ever happen to you'.
> > > 
> > > my 2 bits =  01
> > > 
> > > David
> > > 
> > > On Tue, 11 May 1999, Christopher Twigg wrote:
> > > 
> > > > The theory is that as people start using their computers to do more
> > > > financial transactions and so forth that could change.  
> > > > 
> > > > Christopher Twigg
> > > > cdtwigg@u.washington.edu
> > > > 
> > > > On Tue, 11 May 1999, vladimir p marchuk wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > nobody actually cares about home computers whether it may be linux, mac or
> > > > > windows.  although a script kiddie might just for fun run a scanner on
> > > > > some C class for any open shared devices....
> > > > > 
> > > > > Vladimir
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Sat, 8 May 1999, Douglas Hathaway wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 	I've seen the last 2 posts about security issues, and I am glad to
> > > > > > know about them.  I am considering getting my first home computer, with
> > > > > > linux already on it.  I use Macs most of the time, Xterms once in a while,
> > > > > > at UW, but the more I read about linux, the more I like the idea.  Do
> > > > > > crackers creep around the internet, looking for unguarded linux systems to
> > > > > > interfere with, more so than with Macs or Windows?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 							--Doug
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
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