RE: Tunnel Fire Slows Internet Service

John,

Glad you replied because I missed this post.  Hate to disagree with ya,
but...

History has proven that all monopolies come to an end.  The oil barons, IBM,
others...

All organizations either fall apart because of failure, or implode on their
own success.  It's guaranteed...  Over time...

MicroSoft doesn't understand the fundamental principle that Customers
provide jobs which provides profits.

The Linux movement, which has been carried a long ways by wild enthusiasm,
doesn't understand the forces they trifle with.

The only question, in my mind, is *when* these organizations will sink to
their proper level, not *whether*.  And whether IBM and the iNation (in
whatever form it comes to take) will be prepared to capitalize on (or rather
maximize the opportunities presented by) the events of the day.  You're on
the Freedom Council, so you have an awful lot to say about how things turn
out.  Same as the rest of us iCitizens.

I salute you...;-)

jJt


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of jpcarr@tredegar.com
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 10:46 AM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: RE: Tunnel Fire Slows Internet Service




>> Hmm.   Imagine if a Group or Country with VERY deep pockets said;
>>   "Here's all the money and equipment you need.   I want you to F$#%
them up."
>> Here's an example of your point.    (Oh ya,  they're NOT exploiting a
hole
>> in OS/400)
>> http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-6625599-0.html?tag=tp_pr
>> John
>
>One of these days public opinion has got to turn against MS.  Someone
>probably has to die first, though. (I'm not volunteering.)
>Phil

ya

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oh and these ( a few JUST  from July so far)

The attackers had access to a Windows NT directory that houses Web banking
customers' login names and encrypted passwords, the report stated. Using
"brute force" decryption techniques, a hacker could decrypt the passwords
and compromise accounts.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6476215.html?tag=st.ne.1003.saslnk.sase
ml


and this

Program may exploit Microsoft server hole
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6466569.html?tag=st.ne.1003.saslnk.sase
ml


and this

Microsoft warns of e-mail vulnerability
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6559890.html?tag=mn_hd

MSN Messenger partial outage: Day 7
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6473003.html?tag=st.ne.1005.saslnk.sase
ml

and this  (well this is from January when they were down after being hacked
but  it's REAL good)

http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-4606753-0.html?tag=st.ne.1003.saslnk.sa
seml


I got more from July but I got tired of pasteing them.
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