RE: Rewarding Challenge AS/400

["Bill Paris" <bparis@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

If this hole is to be reported to CERT then I nominate Leif to do the reporting.

 

Bill Paris
Sorrento Cheese Co., Inc.
716-823-6262 x376

 -----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of franz99@ibm.net
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 1:48 PM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Rewarding Challenge AS/400

>   
>   Someone has raised the point about the publication & response by IBM to 
>   security exposures. I have often wondered why the notification services like 
>   CERT, never report AS/400 problems. They certainly do report http, java, 
>   WebSphere , SQL and other problems, all of which OS/400 works with. But the 
>   reports are always about WinXX, Linux, Unix, NT, Sun, and a few others. 
>   (Actually I do know why - most of the universe doesn't know or understand what 
>   an AS/400 is). BTW, CERT is a good place to get free info on security 
>   exposures, and a free e-mail alert service. Our government at work. CERT® Coordination Center 
> Jim Franz 
>   
> Systematic Control, Inc 
> jfranz@sysctl.com