Great article Brad! This really clears up any mysterys. What I want to know is, why is M$ not held responsible for producing a defective product? I know all about the license stuff, but I don't think those would really hold up in court. If GM or Ford produced a product with a known defect, like a gas tank, they are finacially liable for deaths or damage that result from that known defect. Why is software different? Just curious. Jim Herrmann Bradley Miller wrote: > At 03:33 PM 8/9/01 -0500, you wrote: > >Does anyone know the origin of the Code Red worm/virus? I don't > >recall reading any mention of its origin or of even trying to > >determine who's responsible for it. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > SECURITY SPOTLIGHT > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Seeing Red ........