[XML-DEV Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message] RE: Can A Web Site Be Reliably Defended Against DoS Att acks?
Short of creating a mail client and server that prevented people from receiving mail attachments, how would you solve the problem exploited by this current virus on any one of the popular operating systems existing today? -- PITHY WORDS OF WISDOM Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the Earth, minus 40% inheritance tax. ________________________________ From: Rich Salz [mailto:rsalz@d...] Sent: Wed 2/4/2004 1:01 PM To: Bullard, Claude L (Len) Cc: 'jcowan@r...'; xml-dev@l... Subject: Re: Can A Web Site Be Reliably Defended Against DoS Att acks? Yup. Unfortunately, the dominant desktop platform makes it very difficult to ensure this. Esp when you consider how many VCR clocks still blink 12:00. Consider it a case study as to why security and the Internet should not just be grafted on to an existing product that had no concept of "them," just "us."
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