Actually is was Dave Morris who originally used rape to compare the 2. Rick was just responding..
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 10:23 AM, Mark Kruger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rick, > > While your argument is well put, perhaps we could choose a slightly less > inflammatory analogy than rape. We have a large group here and I wouldn't > want anyone to be incensed by trivializing such a traumatic event (although > obviously that is not the intent). > > -Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:45 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: SQL injection attack on House of Fusion > > This would probably be more productively viewed as as "responsibility" > issue, rather than blame. > > Both parties, webmaster and attacker, bear responsibility for the status of > the server/data/etc. > > A negligent server/website admin bears a certain amount of responsibility > for the situation. The attacker also bears responsibility for the > consequences of the attack. > > A court of law might hold only the attacker ultimately responsible. > However, the supervisor of a negligent server/website administrator would > view it as shared responsibility between the attacker and the attacked, as > in, "Why wasn't the server/website protected in the first place?" > > Viewing this as a rape case, if a girl was hanging out on a street corner > and asking passers-by to rape her, then, yes, she bears some responsibility > for putting herself in that situation. It doesn't mean the one who rapes > her doesn't bear the greater responsibility for the situation, and, > therefore, punishment, but a fair judge would have to ask the girl why was > she asking passers-by to rape her in the first place. > > Girls should reasonably avoid provoking rapists, and rapists should resist > their impulses. > > Likewise, server/website admins should reasonably protect their servers and > websites, but hackers should avoid their impulses or share responsibility > for the situation. > > Rick > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:310721 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
