Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!bcyclone02.am1.xlned.com!bcyclone02.am1.xlned.com!feeder1.cambriumusenet.nl!feed.tweaknews.nl!194.109.133.86.MISMATCH!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.058 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.89; '*S*': 0.01; 'steve': 0.09; '22,': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'firewalls,': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'hayes': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'mon,': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'dec': 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'easier': 0.31; 'hacker': 0.31; 'probably': 0.32; 'stuff': 0.32; "can't": 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'pm,': 0.38; 'kind': 0.63; 'more': 0.64; 'subject:Hello': 0.72; 'computers.': 0.84; 'subject:World': 0.91; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=fBmgDbNPlXPBrn2L16ClmOPsuxZP7xopLsV99h8ZXvI=; b=vI4lr4NIYNDGF6IIP3mArhFd9wGlkyKa+NqSPIv6PeThjlXqtzx5oMfyMTrl2Xk8BZ dgu8vx9ypjaG4fsSCz3wzqjYiwwWoAgTTU+Ho/kAtpX4L0Q4tiVuIRJzbIjC7iGzB3yL LAe3uEzl+sYdAf09hOXeme7lkD4CJt3tjryHaAjb1YMBy63Z7ZVtBf+vM5RYoSDMR3xn t8KdCrx4iI9mtUzrqHtw7uMOhVts8o1YJoFiMIMizPCA31GXbpPwtuezK+e5X0uePGni Bt+8kCKqvY47VRpdmwGGm6xSHP2iZ22Om24Xek0gPAW7dqzOGTFm9qUHV+rxdLQOILXp PGSw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.42.52.200 with SMTP id k8mr6681377icg.26.1419234982952; Sun, 21 Dec 2014 23:56:22 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <54957226$0$12975$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <54971df7$0$30820$b1db1813$ba2d9d20@news.astraweb.com> <54974ed7$0$12986$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <0udf9a1m3n02rt06a5ib58mvifm7sdeg31@4ax.com> Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 18:56:22 +1100 Subject: Re: Hello World From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 9 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1419234992 news.xs4all.nl 2978 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:37134 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl X-Received-Bytes: 3493 X-Received-Body-CRC: 449400466 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:82757 On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 6:46 PM, Steve Hayes wrote: > But a hacker who can write that kind of stuff can probably bypass any > safeguards built into the OS. This isn't magic. You can't just do more of it to get past the firewalls, like in sci fi. It's much MUCH easier to attack the humans than the computers. ChrisA