Re: [cobalt-users] Cobalt Wish List

[Chris Adams <cmadams@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Once upon a time, Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> Chris Adams wrote:
> > I'd settle for a security fix for the problem with FrontPage.  It is
> > getting close to three months since I reported it to them (I was
> > something would be available "next week" back when I first reported it).
> > I guess I'll have take it to BUGTRAQ.
> 
> Why do you see bugtraq as a last resort?  I've always considered it a
> first resort.

Well, you should first notify a vendor about a problem and give them a
reasonable amount of time to produce a fix before sending it to BUGTRAQ.
That's what I did with the cgiwrap security problem a while back,
although I didn't get a fix until after I posted to BUGTRAQ.
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Chris Adams <cmadams@xxxxxxxxxx>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Information Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.