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    Re: Problem with Brickbay? —Scott Sanburn
   Amy & All, (...) Well, we can always jump on the Anti-Microsoft bandwagon (And they should have fixed this as well, don't get me wrong here), but shouldn't there be blame pointed at the people who write these worms as well? Scott S. -- (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.market.brickshops)
   
        Re: Problem with Brickbay? —Dave Johann
   (...) Ah, but it M$ wouldn't leave so many ways to exploit their software, then it wouldn't be exploited. Writing a worm is generally a learning experience. Releasing it to the public is the nasty part. Just my $.02 -Dave (23 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.market.brickshops)
   
        Re: Problem with Brickbay? —Scott Sanburn
   Dave & All, (...) Yes, I guess from my perspective, I just don't understand people who willingly do something like releasing it to the public. If writing worms helps people learn how to defend against it, that's all well and good, but to mess up (...) (23 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.market.brickshops)
   
        Re: Problem with Brickbay? —John York
   In my opinion, more of the blame should be directed at Microsoft for their lack of planning and security. I am just amazed at the amount of viri spreading lately, and NOT 1 has affected me using RedHat Linux. Given the resources Microsoft has, there (...) (23 years ago, 21-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 

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