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Microsoft miffed at Bulgarian bug buster
John Leyden, The Register 2001-01-19

Redmond says hasty disclosure, not buggy software, puts customers at risk.

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Microsoft Patch Quality 2001-01-19
Nick
Georgi also works for Netscape 2001-01-19
Anonymous
getting Microsoft to respond 2001-01-20
tlk (at) irt (dot) net [email concealed] (1 replies)
getting Microsoft to respond 2001-01-21
anonymous
RFPolicy 2001-01-21
black-hand
RFPolicy 2001-01-21
black-hand
from RFPolicy (http://www.wiretrip.net/rfp/policy.html):

"B. The MAINTAINER is to be given 5 working days (in respects to the ORIGINATOR) from the DATE OF CONTACT; should no contact occur by the end of 5 working days, the ORIGINATOR should disclose the ISSUE."

the advisory (http://www.guninski.com/wmp7-3-desc.html) states that Microsoft had been contacted on the 11th of January, and the advisory published on the 15th of January.

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