[ISN] Microsoft security document contains insecure comments

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Date: Fri Nov 14 2003 - 06:46:12 PST

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    http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=12667
    
    By Adamson Rust over Rockall
    Friday 14 November 2003
    
    SOFTWARE PANJANDRUM Microsoft has sent out a document called Secure
    and Dependable Computing to its customers which still contains
    internal comments from the Volish people who put the Word files
    together.
    
    In fact, a footer in one document even has the giveaway line Microsoft
    Confidential - Internal Use only.
    
    This has happened because the Vole forgot an elementary feature of its
    own Word processor and didn't bother to get rid of and switch off the
    comments before it sent them out.
    
    Not that the comments are that enlightening - Microsoft wisely decided
    to get rid of the phrase "built around customer IT scenarios".
    
    But there are gems in there. For example "Windows XP Professional is
    the most reliable Windows operating system yet - at least ten times
    more reliable than Windows 98 SE".
    
    Shame if you're still using the "insecure" Windows 98SE, eh?
    
    
    
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