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Marin David Condic wrote:

> So if the protocol is weak and is the source of security errors, then 
> how does implementing the same protocol in Ada gain anything? Or would 
> it be "interesting" to watch a bunch of guys try to make it so by 
> rewriting the exact, same logic flaws in Ada? :-)
> 
> OTOH, if you come up with a whole *new* protocol that is designed to add 
> security and other beneficial features, then perhaps you have that 
> elusive "Enhanced App" that adds genuine value? But, of course, the 
> value didn't get added just because it was written in Ada.

No this is a case where implementing the protocols securely is what is 
needed.  BIND doesn't do as much sanity checking as it should, and that 
provides openings for malicious hackers.

-- 

                                           Robert I. Eachus

The ideology he opposed throughout his political life insisted that 
history was moved by impersonal tides and unalterable fates. Ronald 
Reagan believed instead in the courage and triumph of free men and we 
believe it all the more because we saw that courage in him.  -- George 
W. Bush June 11, 2004