Re: What's the big deal with installing .Net?

From: OBones (obones_grere__at__gregr_altern.org)
Date: 11/22/04


Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 11:56:43 +0100

Joanna Carter (TeamB) wrote:

> One of the most important advantages of .NET is the security aspect where it
> should no longer be possible to append code to unterminated buffers.

Yeah, should, just like it should not be possible to crash a computer by
just sending it crap data...

> M$ address an issue (security) which obviously is being compromised at the
> very core of the operating system and folks complain ??

Yes, because this shouldn't be tied up with a framework that is NOT
required to fix that kind of problems.

> But hey, you never have had any problems with viruses, trojans, worms,
> etc... ??

Very rarely. I guess I'm just being cautious and never open emails with
crappy attachements...



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