Michael Nelson <mikenel @
netcom .
com> sez:
> On Wed, 22 Mar 1995, Bob Fillmore 992-2832 wrote:
> > Seems to me that there should be a secure way for an organization
> > such as CERT to release a tool like this a month or two in advance
> > to bona fide domain technical contacts, as registered by the InterNIC.
>
> You cannot assume that just because someone is a domain contact they are
> not going to spread the utility for nefarious purposes. Just because
> they are listed doesn't necessarily mean they are honest...
On the other hand, you also can't assume that just because someone is the
legitimate sysadmin for a domain that they are registered with CERT.
Maybe they should be, but that does not mean that they are.
They folks who need SATAN most may not even know of its existence.
DavidP
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