> Lets discuss this issue, but my gut reaction is that the proper fix to
> this issue is defensive programming by the application developer.  It
I agree. What's next, sanity checking in the server against SQL attacks?
(ie: "some.adp?id=1; delete from users;")

The most common (only?) cause of hijackable applications is not sanity
checking input.

> is likely not possible to completely enforce in the server alone.
In any any case, AOLserver doesn't pretty to be a
shiny-happy-anyone-can-do-it-is-is-safe server like another Tcl based
product I found a major security flaw in!
(http://bas.scheffers.net/vgn-needs-login-exploit.html)

Just my 2 cents...

Bas.


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