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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (9793)	12/23/1998 2:08:00 AM
From: SteveG	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12468

[OT] RTM's (aka RTFM's) worm was unique afaik. And though contained in this iteration, the exploit of this NT vulnerability seems to be a qualitative step forward <?> in virae sophistication, however: nai.com and x10.dejanews.com Microshaft largely ignored the breach, and denied vulnerability of NT ('nix boxes aren't affected). <..what difference will it make if the voice or the data network components go down, if both of them are parts of the same network fabric, from the physical layer right up through network management, and under the supervision of the same operating systems?..> Exactly my point. As you previously recognized, circuit switched networks - while sharing similar occasional equipment malfunction vulnerabilities with packet networks - largely avoid the malicious vulnerabilities of data networks. This is a distinct liability among benefits in the inevitable convergence of voice into data networks. Regards Frank- Steve PS back on topic - fwiw, there may be reasons to have hope we will be higher into mid-Jan