Re: Fix Security (was: Paging file)

["Steve Landess" <steve_landess@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

But if you follow the rules, you are secure!  (sorry---I had to say it!)

<grin>

Steve Landess
Austin, Texas
(512) 423-0935

----- Original Message -----
From: "Leif Svalgaard" <leif@leif.org>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: Fix Security (was: Paging file)


> From: Dennis Lovelady <dlovelady@dtcc.com>
> > I had to smile when I read this:
> > > Unix is pretty secure. Linux too. The buffer overflow
> > > problems are not platform problems, but sloppy
> > > programming.
> >
> > Now, don't get angry, just smile with me, huh?  But it seems funny that
> > "pretty secure" is OK for you to use in this context, but not acceptable
> > when discussing the iSeries and SLS.  Isn't that interesting?  :)
> >
>
> The difference is that the *nix problems are caused by sloppy
> programming (as are most of M$'s as well), but the AS/400
> problems are deeper, being architectural flaws.
>
> And now, I'm waiting for everyone to say,"yes but if
> you follow the rules, you are secure".
>
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