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To: dybdahl who wrote (56855)	3/25/2001 8:41:20 PM
From: gao seng	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

Comparing Outlook exploits to a DNS exploit is ridiculous. A company has much more to lose if their domain name can be hijacked than if their average users become infected with a virus. How do you know you do not have problems with this worm, since the detection program has only recently been made available? About the fix, and how fast it is to implement, and why it probably hasn't been implemented until the threat has been announced, and it is probably too late. Installing the patch to BIND versions 4 and 8 probably would require a few hours or more, depending on the number of DNS servers in the network, Magdych said. He advised that ISPs and corporations not jump the gun and shut their DNS servers down cold, unless an exploitation program is found in the wild, he added. infoworld.com found in the wild: tlsecurity.net