OT: IE6 appears to fix mime-type bug (was Re: New Python WebMailapp)

[Lee, Rick [SKY:QG00:EXCH]]

Any technical report on asssessment of Python's and Python internet servers's
susceptibility to common vulnerabilities like Buffer Overflow?

- Rick Lee

Roman Suzi wrote:

> On Thu, 20 Sep 2001, Peter Hansen wrote:
>
> > Along with their apparently improved appreciation of the
> > value of following standards, Microsoft _may_ actually be
> > starting to improve their understanding of security issues.
> > (Or more likely they just removed one of the fifteen
> > thousand outstanding security problems in IE...)  At least
> > in this case, they seem finally to be putting compliance with
> > standards over compatibility with legacy "badly-code sites
> > [which] may rely on the bug being present".
>
> This is, IMHO, irrelevant. Microsoft business partly builds on the ability
> to pursuade users to upgrade to their newer software by deliberately
> leaving problems in the old software. This was the case with Y2K
> "problems", with deliberate slowing down applications, etc.
>
> So, I do not believe MS products will ever be of quality. It will be
> another firm, if that happens.
>
> Sincerely yours, Roman A.Suzi
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