Re: Windows code leaks, ASN.1, etc

> Due to recent security events spam-sending zombies may become 
> very cheap to obtain in the nearest future.

Before anyone else blames Microsoft in this forum, let me make something
clear:

The whole net is the true, common threat.  You can't blame Microsoft for the
success of a Linux worm, or especially for idiots who insist on opening
packages clearly marked "Bomb" in their e-mail.

"Let's taunt the Microsoft bashers"
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"Airport Security vs Antivirus Security"
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And I hope this is the end of the finger-pointing regarding viruses etc.

> Thus, it is strongly desirable to achieve
> common viewpoint at Seoul and declare which LMAP proposal 
> will be accepted by IETF as a standard.

I hope so, but experience tells me it's going to take a while past Seoul to
do that, regardless of the effort of certain, well, evangelists.

It is important to develop and TEST stuff.  While a lot of testing was done,
it seems more is needed.  We also have a very strong anti-verify camp that
needs LARTing.

I've consulted for travel agencies only for a year now, and I'm appalled with
the lack of testing by certain software developers (Microsoft included) and I
believe it's a similar condition with other computerized industries.
Spammers are a far smarter lot than most of us give them credit for.  If we
rush into this, we'll have a solution that will stop spam for two weeks
before we're stuck with it.

My understanding is the BOF is to determine if a working group is needed to
continue research in this area, not to come up with a solution itself.  That
is all, and judging from the schedule that's all they seem to have time for.

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