Off-Topic: Those were the days....

Posted in 2015

Topics: Security, Permissions & Auditing

Fernando Nunes — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 01:07:38 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

4 years after I started my career, the paper below was published: https://ujdigispace.uj.ac.za/handle/10210/13474 A thesis "Auditing database integrity with special reference to Unix and Informix" Apparently Informix showed some deficiencies due to the insecure/unreliable nature of the Unix OS which it required to run. The fact that too many flavors of Unix were around was a serious obstacle (now it's more or less solved :) ) -- Fernando Nunes Portugal http://informix-technology.blogspot.com My email works... but I don't check it frequently... --001a11352852acb42c051199d204

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Paul Watson — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 01:20:11 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

This makes interesting reading as well https://leaksource.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/the-database-hackers-handbook.pdf Cheers Paul > 4 years after I started my career, the paper below was published: > > https://ujdigispace.uj.ac.za/handle/10210/13474 > > A thesis "Auditing database integrity with special reference to Unix and > Informix" > > Apparently Informix showed some deficiencies due to the > insecure/unreliable > nature of the Unix OS which it required to run. > The fact that too many flavors of Unix were around was a serious obstacle > (now it's more or less solved :) ) > > -- > Fernando Nunes > Portugal > > http://informix-technology.blogspot.com > My email works... but I don't check it frequently... > > --001a11352852acb42c051199d204 > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > -- Paul Watson Tel: +1 913-674-0360 Mob: +1 913-387-7529 Web: www.oninit.com Oninit® is a registered trademark of Oninit LLC Failure is not as frightening as regret. If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid. What this country needs are more unemployed politicians

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Jack Parker — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 01:27:08 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

What are we all sorting through old mail? Her=E2=80=99s one for you. Recently the following undocumented Windows 95 error-codes were found.=20= Microsoft forgot to explain them in the manuals, so they will be spread=20= via the Internet: =20 WinErr: 001 Windows loaded - System in danger=20 WinErr: 002 No Error - Yet WinErr: 003 Dynamic linking error - Your mistake is now in every file=20 WinErr: 004 Erroneous error - Nothing is wrong WinErr: 005 Multitasking attempted - System confused=20 WinErr: 006 Malicious error - Desqview found on drive WinErr: 007 System price error - Inadequate money spent on hardware=20 WinErr: 008 Broken window - Watch out for glass fragments WinErr: 009 Horrible bug encountered - God knows what has happened=20 WinErr: 00A Promotional literature overflow - Mailbox full WinErr: 00B Inadequate disk space - Free at least 50MB WinErr: 00C Memory hog error - More Ram needed. More! More! More!=20 WinErr: 00D Window closed - Do not look outside WinErr: 00E Window open - Do not look inside WinErr: 00F Unexplained error - Please tell us how this happened=20 WinErr: 010 Reserved for future mistakes by our developers=20 WinErr: 011 Window open - Do not look outside WinErr: 012 Window closed - Do not look inside=20 WinErr: 013 Unexpected error - Huh ? WinErr: 014 Keyboard locked - Try anything you can think of. WinErr: 018 Unrecoverable error - System has been destroyed. Buy a new = one. Old Windows licence is not valid anymore. WinErr: 019 User error - Not our fault. Is Not! Is Not! WinErr: 01A Operating system overwritten - Please reinstall all your software. We are terribly sorry. WinErr: 01B Illegal error - You are not allowed to get this error. Next time you will get a penalty for that. WinErr: 01C Uncertainty error - Uncertainty may be inadequate.=20 WinErr: 01D System crash - We are unable to figure out our own code.=20 WinErr: 01E Timing error - Please wait. And wait. And wait. And wait.=20 WinErr: 01F Reserved for future mistakes of our developers. WinErr: 020 Error recording error codes - Additional errors will be = lost.=20 WinErr: 042 Virus error - A virus has been activated in a dos-box. The virus, however, requires Windows. All tasks will = automatically=20 be closed and the virus will be activated again. WinErr: 079 Mouse not found - A mouse driver has not been installed. = Please click the left mouse button to continue. WinErr: 103 Error buffer overflow - Too many errors encountered. = Additional errors may not be displayed or recorded. WinErr: 678 This will end your Windows session. Do you want to play = another game? WinErr: 683 Time out error - Operator fell asleep while waiting for the system to complete boot procedure. WinErr: 815 Insufficient Memory - Only 50.312.583 Bytes available j. > On Mar 18, 2015, at 9:20 PM, Paul Watson <paul@oninit.com> wrote: >=20 > This makes interesting reading as well=20 >=20 >=20 > = https://leaksource.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/the-database-hackers-handbo= ok.pdf=20 >=20 > Cheers=20 > Paul=20 >=20 >> 4 years after I started my career, the paper below was published:=20 >>=20 >> https://ujdigispace.uj.ac.za/handle/10210/13474=20 >>=20 >> A thesis "Auditing database integrity with special reference to Unix = and=20 >> Informix"=20 >>=20 >> Apparently Informix showed some deficiencies due to the=20 >> insecure/unreliable=20 >> nature of the Unix OS which it required to run.=20 >> The fact that too many flavors of Unix were around was a serious = obstacle=20 >> (now it's more or less solved :) )=20 >>=20 >> --=20 >> Fernando Nunes=20 >> Portugal=20 >>=20 >> http://informix-technology.blogspot.com=20 >> My email works... but I don't check it frequently...=20 >>=20 >> --001a11352852acb42c051199d204=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 > = **************************************************************************= *****=20 >> Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.=20= >>=20 >=20 > --=20 > Paul Watson=20 > Tel: +1 913-674-0360=20 > Mob: +1 913-387-7529=20 > Web: www.oninit.com=20 >=20 > Oninit=C5=BA is a registered trademark of Oninit LLC=20 >=20 > Failure is not as frightening as regret.=20 > If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.=20= > What this country needs are more unemployed politicians=20 >=20 >=20 > = **************************************************************************= *****=20 > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.=20= >=20

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Everett Mills — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:08:21 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

That's the funniest thing I'll likely see today. Thanks. --EEM > -----Original Message----- > From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of > Jack Parker > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 8:27 PM > To: ids@iiug.org > Subject: Re: Off-Topic: Those were the days.... [34850] > > What are we all sorting through old mail? Her=E2=80=99s one for you. > > Recently the following undocumented Windows 95 error-codes were > found.=20= > > Microsoft forgot to explain them in the manuals, so they will be > spread=20= > > via the Internet: > =20 > WinErr: 001 Windows loaded - System in danger=20 > WinErr: 002 No Error - Yet > WinErr: 003 Dynamic linking error - Your mistake is now in every > file=20 > WinErr: 004 Erroneous error - Nothing is wrong > WinErr: 005 Multitasking attempted - System confused=20 > WinErr: 006 Malicious error - Desqview found on drive > WinErr: 007 System price error - Inadequate money spent on hardware=20 > WinErr: 008 Broken window - Watch out for glass fragments > WinErr: 009 Horrible bug encountered - God knows what has happened=20 > WinErr: 00A Promotional literature overflow - Mailbox full > WinErr: 00B Inadequate disk space - Free at least 50MB > WinErr: 00C Memory hog error - More Ram needed. More! More! More!=20 > WinErr: 00D Window closed - Do not look outside > WinErr: 00E Window open - Do not look inside > WinErr: 00F Unexplained error - Please tell us how this happened=20 > WinErr: 010 Reserved for future mistakes by our developers=20 > WinErr: 011 Window open - Do not look outside > WinErr: 012 Window closed - Do not look inside=20 > WinErr: 013 Unexpected error - Huh ? > WinErr: 014 Keyboard locked - Try anything you can think of. > WinErr: 018 Unrecoverable error - System has been destroyed. Buy a new > = one. > > Old Windows licence is not valid anymore. > WinErr: 019 User error - Not our fault. Is Not! Is Not! > WinErr: 01A Operating system overwritten - Please reinstall all your > > software. We are terribly sorry. > WinErr: 01B Illegal error - You are not allowed to get this error. Next > > time you will get a penalty for that. > WinErr: 01C Uncertainty error - Uncertainty may be inadequate.=20 > WinErr: 01D System crash - We are unable to figure out our own code.=20 > WinErr: 01E Timing error - Please wait. And wait. And wait. And > wait.=20 > WinErr: 01F Reserved for future mistakes of our developers. > WinErr: 020 Error recording error codes - Additional errors will be = > lost.=20 > WinErr: 042 Virus error - A virus has been activated in a dos-box. The > > virus, however, requires Windows. All tasks will = > automatically=20 > > be closed and the virus will be activated again. > WinErr: 079 Mouse not found - A mouse driver has not been installed. = > Please > > click the left mouse button to continue. > WinErr: 103 Error buffer overflow - Too many errors encountered. = > Additional > > errors may not be displayed or recorded. > WinErr: 678 This will end your Windows session. Do you want to play = > another > > game? > WinErr: 683 Time out error - Operator fell asleep while waiting for the > > system to complete boot procedure. > WinErr: 815 Insufficient Memory - Only 50.312.583 Bytes available > > j. > > > On Mar 18, 2015, at 9:20 PM, Paul Watson <paul@oninit.com> wrote: > >=20 > > This makes interesting reading as well=20 > >=20 > >=20 > > = > https://leaksource.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/the-database-hackers- > handbo= > ok.pdf=20 > >=20 > > Cheers=20 > > Paul=20 > >=20 > >> 4 years after I started my career, the paper below was published:=20 > >>=20 > >> https://ujdigispace.uj.ac.za/handle/10210/13474=20 > >>=20 > >> A thesis "Auditing database integrity with special reference to Unix > >>= > and=20 > >> Informix"=20 > >>=20 > >> Apparently Informix showed some deficiencies due to the=20 > >> insecure/unreliable=20 > >> nature of the Unix OS which it required to run.=20 The fact that > too > >>many flavors of Unix were around was a serious = > obstacle=20 > >> (now it's more or less solved :) )=20 > >>=20 > >> --=20 > >> Fernando Nunes=20 > >> Portugal=20 > >>=20 > >> http://informix-technology.blogspot.com=20 > >> My email works... but I don't check it frequently...=20 > >>=20 > >> --001a11352852acb42c051199d204=20 > >>=20 > >>=20 > >>=20 > > = > *********************************************************************** > ***= > *****=20 > >> Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion > >> forum.=20= > > >>=20 > >=20 > > --=20 > > Paul Watson=20 > > Tel: +1 913-674-0360=20 > > Mob: +1 913-387-7529=20 > > Web: www.oninit.com=20 > >=20 > > Oninit=C5=BA is a registered trademark of Oninit LLC=20 > >=20 > > Failure is not as frightening as regret.=20 > > If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and > stupid.=20= > > > What this country needs are more unemployed politicians=20 > >=20 > >=20 > > = > *********************************************************************** > ***= > *****=20 > > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion > forum.=20= > > >=20 > > > *********************************************************************** > ******** > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.