Chris Dunford
>> "Microsoft is to pull out all the stops in a bid to
>> lock down security on its products, considered by
>> many as the company's Achilles heel."
>> "Chairman and founder Bill Gates has called for a
>> fundamental shift to focus on improved security
>> against hackers and viruses."

>> "In a memo sent to the US firm's 47,000 employees,
>> Mr Gates said that locking down Microsoft's products,
>> a strategy he has dubbed 'trustworthy computing', ... "

> Yes, a "focus on improved security" obviously means "We
> will find and fix every possible vulnerability in
> millions of lines of code, and, from now on, no security
> issues will ever be reported."

A 17 year old bug should've been code that's undergone
repeated inspections and testing.  I don't know what the
details are, but I wonder if it's a typical buffer over-run
flaw?

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Wayne D.   | supply this, at least not directly
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