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Re: ICQ99 crash

From: bugtraq () HTTPTECH COM (Joe Stewart)
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 21:07:30 GMT


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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