1 Mar
2013
1 Mar
'13
9:36 p.m.
Well, back then the internet was a much more open, trusting environment.
And even back then, _proper_ system setup safeguards (limiting access to
rsh/rlogin, enforcing strong passwords, ...) could have severly limited
the spread of the worm.
C: Not to mention that probably every internet host on planet earth was running UNIX.
??? Was the worm supposed to attack Commie 64s? Coco's? Those vile Timex Sinclairs?
Kind regards,
? ? ? ? ? Alex.
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