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Date:      Tue, 31 Aug 1999 20:00:24 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org>
To:        Peter Kok <cckok00@stlinux.ouhk.edu.hk>
Cc:        security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: hotmail
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908311958360.11263-100000@hub.freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <37CC959B.9CA5F03A@stlinux.ouhk.edu.hk>

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On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Peter Kok wrote:

> Hello all
> 
> I heard from news that hotmail was broken and the service was forced to
> stop about two hours.  As i know hotmail is operated by freebsd.  Is it
> about the security of freebsd?

Almost certainly not - despite Microsoft's claims of it being a hacker,
it's much more likely that the original cause was a boneheaded CGI error
by a hotmail programmer. A tool (like an OS) is only as good as the
craftsman who wields it.

> Now I would like to know more about security of freebsd.

What do you want to know?

Kris



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