Re: ICQ99 crash

From: Joe Stewart (bugtraqat_private)
Date: Tue Feb 16 1999 - 13:07:30 PST

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On Mon, 15 Feb 1999 08:06:47 -0500, you wrote:

>I think you should be aware that ICQ99 is a BETA release.  IT IS NOT
>INTENDED FOR USE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC.  Do not report the bug to Bugtraq,
>but instead, do what you agreed to when downloading ICQ99, report it to
>ICQ so that they can fix the bug in the general release.  That's the
>purpose of BETA.

Ordinarily I'd say that's a good rule, but ICQ is an exception to the rule IMHO.
Let's not kid ourselves, ICQ _is_ in widespread use by the general public. It's
been in a perpetual beta stage since its release and there doesn't seem to be a
commercial release in sight. This is not your average beta program.

Security flaws and bugs in this program can affect millions of users, and I
think that deserves to be addressed on Bugtraq.

-Joe

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