Re: [Asrg] Re: Executable Attachments

["Alan DeKok" <aland at ox.org>]

"George Ou" <george_ou at netzero.com> wrote:
> You're saying that because it doesn't close the backdoor, gateway
> solutions "aren't a real fix".  That is totally asinine.

  No.  I'm saying they're not a real fix because they don't fix the
*cause* of the problem.  They just address the *symptoms*.  This is
called reality.

> Your problem is that you let perfect be the enemy of pretty good.

  That's the first time anyone's accused me of making that mistake.  I
don't think it's true.

> And that is a big mistake.  What are you accomplishing by saying it
> isn't perfect?

  <sigh> Lack of communication, apparently.  The topic started about
insecure systems, and *you* brought up gateways, not me.

> Meanwhile for those of us on the front lines, we appreciate these
> types of tools.

  I never said they weren't useful.  If you believe I did, you're
reading things into my posts I never said.

> >   I prefer to run software which *doesn't* have a track record of
> > being insecure.  And no, I'm not MS-bashing.  There is Unix software I
> > don't run, too.
> 
> Yeah yeah I know.  You have to get your jabs in somewhere.

  And this is where I stop.

  Sorry, I thought I was talking to an adult.

  Alan DeKok.

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