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Richie
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Microsoft threatened with $2.2trillion fine
Web posted on 9/5/03 That's $2,200,000,000,000 all over a security flaw in their Passport system.
$2.2trillion. That is a lot of money. Even for Bill Gates. But that's the fine Microsoft could be facing after a security problem emerged in their web-wide Passport system.

It took security researcher Muhammed Faisel Rauf Danka just four minutes to discover the security breach. He found he could gain access to Passport accounts by typing "emailpwdreset" into a URL that has the email address of the intended target and the location where the reset message should be sent. The password would reset and access would be granted.

Three hours later Microsoft had plugged the hole. The potential for the fine comes from the Federal Trade Commission of the US government. In 2002 they demanded that Microsoft improve the security behind the Passport system or face fines of up to $11,000 per violation. And with 200 million users, that adds up to one big chunk of change.

If anything does come of this, you can rest assured you'll read it here first.

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Ooooooooh he is in trouuuuuuuble
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Best patch the same thing in our site then
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bill has a nice thing called terms and conditions
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yeah, Micro$oft should go down, then everyone should get an apple mac
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Um, no
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that wud b silly
andy hirst
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better than Pc's, more stable than windows, faster, more reliable, look good, the best OS, easier to use.
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If you could build your own AppleMac, I'd get one.

Its the fact you can only seem to get parts from 1 place thats a bitch.
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[Edited on 15-05-2003 by Chris P]
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they hold there value quite well, so after 18months just sell it and get a new model
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macs r fcuked up!
when u have the mouses wid 1 button, youve gotta remember all the keyboard shortcuts!
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All being said, I'd still make love to one.
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Have I missed something or have you just said you'd make love to an Apple Mac
andy hirst
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This mine, looks good, but i dont think having sex with it would be a good idea
Chris P
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I registered when I wasn't born



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quote:
Originally posted by Chris P
Have I missed something or have you just said you'd make love to an Apple Mac


Well, they are kinda sexy
Chris P
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I should have kept that to myself shouldn't I
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think so, my mac is scared now
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Very cold as well by the look of things
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The ones i used to use for graphics (photoshop & Illustrator etc) were far from reliable
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Macs are poo. Even the fastest are slow in comparison to todays Intels and Athlons. Way too expensive for what you get. Totally user unfriendly and XP is just as stable as OS X or whatever its called. They really are for those who like their clothes to be branded al over.

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