RE: Why NOT the web? -- MIDRANGE-L

You mean I can't do a System Request 2 on my Browser? awwww.... and I so
wanted to see if I could crash my iSeries by running a query through my web
browser. Wait. I have to go do some more updates so that more malicious code
can't take over my PC THROUGH my MS Browser. Oh yeah, I use Mozilla. Never
mind.

For the "MS" people on the list, no offense intended, but get a grip. Don't
confuse millions of lines of code and billions in marketing with a quality
product. 

Here in Texas, we have a law called the deceptive trades practices act. My
local DA has told me on numerous occasions that if it wasn't for the fact
that the Feds and the States take the lead in lawsuits against MS, he'd file
an action against them because Windows qualifies as a deceptive product,
making each person affected eligible for double damages.

John Brandt 
iStudio400.com 
(903) 523-0708 
Home of iS/ODBC - MSSQL access from iSeries and RPG. 




-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Pluta [mailto:joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 10:50 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: Why NOT the web?


> From: Walden H. Leverich

Walden, I'll let you have your fun, but there a couple of areas where
you simply cross the line.  And of course, it's then MY job to slip into
my spandex with the big letter "A"--oops, little letter "i"--on the
front, and address your brazen foolishness!  (Then again, it may be a
bit cheeky for a fat guy in spandex to be talking about brazen
foolishness...)


> John mentioned the "732 reasons not to use .NET" but Rob had a valid
> counter, isn't this the same as "integrity ptfs"? Beyond that, if you
> want to count apples and apples, don't forget to count WebSphere, Java
> and Apache issues in that mix, because you need all that to cover the
> .NET universe.

I just updated my machine last week.  Looking at it now, there are about
a dozen "Windows Security Updates" that say that not installing this
patch will allow a malicious user to completely take over my machine.

There is NOTHING like that on ANY IBM bug I have ever heard, with the
possible exception of the passwords being stored in the clear in
temporary storage.  So, one bug versus dozens or more a month - no,
there is no similarity.


> How many know
> about a "small problem" where you can crash and entire high-end
iSeries
> by doing a System Request 2 during a query? We're not taking about an
> old bug, we're talking about V4R4 to V5R3 problem that isn't PTFd yet.

Never had it happen.  Haven't been able to do it here, Walden.  I get
the idea that this problem might be apocryphal.  But even if it isn't,
it requires physical access to the 5250 terminal.  You can't even
recreate it using a web interface.

Joe

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