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On Thu, 3 Sep 1998, Mikael Karpberg wrote:

> machine from a remote computer and get something to happen. What?
> Crash, DoS, or rootprompt?

Any serious admin should subscribe to Bugtraq.  If you are not
subscribed, use http://www.geek-girl.com/bugtraq to search for
specifics of exploits.

> I'll just reboot my server is something happens. :-)

Not a pleasant alternative for mission-critical servers, which brings
us back to Studded's initial point, "When will a fix be available?".

	-mike


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