On Fri, 13 May 2005 15:43:44 CDT, "J.A. Terranson" said: > > On Fri, 13 May 2005, k k wrote: > > > There is debate surrounding whether releasing benign worms such as Nachi or > > Welcha, > > First off, lets get something straight: Neither of your two examples was > in any way "benign". Both of these cost carriers and their customers > *billions* of dollars. Many of us spent weeks with little to no sleep > cleaning up the mess these "benign viruses" created. He confused "Once upon a time, some of us thought it might be a good idea, until we thought it through and realized it was a Bad Idea. Unfortunately, newbies keep falling out of trees and re-inventing Bad Ideas" with "this is a topic where clued reputable people can hold different opinions on the issue".
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