full-disclosure flamewar
Tuesday, 28. November 2006, 02:06:34
Oops, I managed to start a flame-war on the full-discosure mailing list. 
I wrongly attributed to malice an inexperienced attempt at programming, and the poster simply exploded with insults. He was attempting to solve the minor issue of log-noise from weak password scans, but in doing so replaced it with a much more serious remote pre-authentication root vulnerabliity.
Eventually he understood the issue and we took the discussion off-list, he's made an attempt to fix it although it still looks rather fragile.
I wrongly attributed to malice an inexperienced attempt at programming, and the poster simply exploded with insults. He was attempting to solve the minor issue of log-noise from weak password scans, but in doing so replaced it with a much more serious remote pre-authentication root vulnerabliity.
Eventually he understood the issue and we took the discussion off-list, he's made an attempt to fix it although it still looks rather fragile.
Never attribute to malice that which can be safely attributed to stupidity or ignorance ... someone more famous said something like that, but I don't remember who.
By anonymous user, # 28. November 2006, 03:55:20
Whoa. Sounds like the kind of disproportionate response you'd get from kloeri.
By anonymous user, # 28. November 2006, 04:04:45
Hmm... I was wondering why there were 100 full disclosure messages suddenly in my inbox. Anyhow...
Flamewar Waring: Hazardous fire equipment required
By anonymous user, # 28. November 2006, 21:39:24
That flamewar was pretty uncalled for, I think that kid owes you an apology. I think his jump to insult you is an artifact of his young age or something.
By anonymous user, # 13. December 2006, 18:18:21