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Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet?

Subject: Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet?
From: jbates at brightok.net (Jack Bates)
Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:06:27 -0600
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On 12/8/2010 9:43 AM, JC Dill wrote:
> Why isn't ANYONE going after Microsoft over this? If Microsoft were held
> accountable for the spam and DDOSs that spew from their crappy software,
> they would find a way to stop the problem. I've raised this issue
> before, IMHO Windows OSs are "attractive nuisances" and that legal
> argument can be used to hold Microsoft responsible for not putting an
> adequate "fence" around their "attractive nuisance".
>

I call BS. Windows has it's problems, but it is the most common 
exploited as it holds the largest market share. Many Windows infections 
I've seen occur not due to the OS, but due to lack of patching of 
applications on the OS. The system does as much as it can.

I've seen plenty of webmail/php/cgi hacks to not blame M$ for having 
market share.

Jack

Follow-Ups:
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References:
- Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet?
  - From: arturo.servin at gmail.com (Arturo Servin)
- Over a decade of DDOS--any progress yet?
  - From: jcdill.lists at gmail.com (JC Dill)

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