POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.unofficial.patches : UVPov alpha 6 (based on POV 3.1g) : Re: UVPov alpha 6 (based on POV 3.1g) Server Time
3 Sep 2024 02:17:37 EDT (-0400)
  Re: UVPov alpha 6 (based on POV 3.1g)  
From: Jon A  Cruz
Date: 29 Oct 1999 00:42:26
Message: <381925F8.3BB7E78@geocities.com>
Gilles Tran wrote:

> I understand the concern about pov viruses, but perhaps this should be
> discussed more privately with the POV-Team. With the recent similar
> discussion in advanced.users, even the stupidest pov user (who, like me,
> didn't have the slightest clue about potential pov viruses and didn't even
> imagine why someone would want to create viruses with pov instead of making
> pictures) has now received quite interesting instructions about how to make
> one. And we don't want this, do we ?
> G.

Security through obscurity is usually not a good tactic to adopt.


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"My new computer's got the clocks, it rocks
But it was obsolete before I opened the box" - W.A.Y.


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