On Fri, 28 Jun 2002 17:47:23 -0500, Day Brown wrote: > Clarence Verge wrote:
>> Arachne's Insight is FAR from perfect. >> There is a sensitivity to HTML in the header. > How does html give access to the drive? I can possibly see it > call an executable that ostensibly was made to run a wav or > mpg, but first.. you'd havta have that, downloaded and saved > it, and wouldnt arachne ask if you want to run it? If I answered all your questions I'd have to kill you. <g> The answer is no. Or 42. I forget. > Providing the hacker with inside information > that he can either sell or make use of himself. That functionality > is totally absent in dos, so there is no cash payback to the > hacker. Any hacker competent enough to mess with dos would do a > whole lot better for himself messing with Microsoft software. That functionality isn't absent in DOS and *I* don't think it's important anyway. We are plagued with virii and worms mostly because some incomplete personalities see the notoriety of their efforts as their only way to contribute to the universe. They are so desperate they will accept less than personal fame. > I'd be more likely to be hit with lightning than a dos hacker. Probably. About 1,000 people get hit by lightning every year in North America. Hmmm. 1 in 300,000 ? - Clarence Verge - Back to using Arachne V1.62 ....
