17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
On Dec 7, 1:04am, ADAM GERSTEIN, _THE_ MACGURU wrote:
Need I remind you of a certain Robert T. Morris? Does the "Internet Worm" mean anything to you? Sure, it wasn't actual email, but it did use email and other means of transport to cripple the net in a matter of hours.
The Internet Worm used the sendmail DEBUG mode to execute commands on a remote system. It did not propogate itself via email messages, which was what the original (ridiculous) warning claimed. I can't feel a lot of sympathy for people who took this announcement seriously. Such stupidity reaps its own rewards. Ian.