Clinton freezes U.S. assets of Mideast groups

[Don Melvin]

In article <Pine.3.89.9501241122.A12422-0100000 at netcom10>,
"James A. Donald" <jamesd at netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> At present it seems to me that unix machines on the internet
> are intrinsicly insecure -- the methods used to secure them
> are a collection of ad hoc patches.  For example all
> unix machines are vulnerable to the trojan
> horse attack.

Actually, I don't believe that HFS's B3 Unix is vulnerable to this.
And I understand that it is not available in a shrinkwrap version
for the '486.  I do not know if it is a restricted purchase item,
though.  I know it can't be exported with out license.

On the other hand, it's also multi-K$. :-(

> (I expect the usual flame from Perry that I am stupifyingly
> ignorant and that that is all fixed or will be shortly 
> -- no Perry it is not all fixed -- it cannot be fixed.  
> The necessary fixes have to be designed in at the
> beginning.)

True.  But they did build it in from the beginning. :-)

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          and punish the productive and still survive (so far)

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