>So what do we run?  Couple of weeks ago it was proven an exploit for mac os
>could be written in under ten hours that would send out spam or do any
>number of the things you complain about .  Maybe we should all use a
>commadore 64 and keep off the net completely.

This is a terrible exaggeration. This was not an "exploit", but a minimal 
proof of concept. The contest had run for days with no winner so they 
changed the rules to make it easier. Apple patched it a few days later.

You seem to have a problem distinguishing between the real and the unreal.


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