[NTLUG:Discuss] New to the list and to Linux

[Rusty Haddock]

mike wrote:
    >On Thursday 23 May 2002 23:50, you wrote:
    >> Hi all.
    >>
    >> I'm new to this list and am brand new to Linux.  In fact, I'm new to any of
    >> the nix's.  I know just enough Unix to be dangerous.  I'm learning though.
    >>
    >> To give you some background, I have an old copy of Red Hat 5.2 
    >
    >turned on. FTP in that era (especially red hat) was based on a program from 
    >washington university (WUFTP)   This program allowed some web trojans to self 
    >propogate. If I remember the discussions correctly, there were no negative 
    >effects to your box... but the trojan could crash other (MS?) systems,  
    >leaving you open to liability.  Its an interesting coincidence that WUFTP was 
    >written in washington, which also happens to be the home of microsoft... that 
    >area and quality software seem to cancel each other out. 

Try again, Mike.  Washington University (of WUFTP fame) is in the
"Show Me" state of Missouri in the city of St. Louis!  Read the
/usr/doc/wu-ftp* documentation.

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