> -----Original Message-----
> From: Helen Borrie [mailto:helebor@...]
> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 8:30 AM
> To: IBObjects@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: [IBO] Fw: IB 6.0.1 incompatible with 5.x????
>

[snip]

> The FB releases were going to be "different", anyway, because of bugs
> already addressed. You will need to wait a bit to see where
> security goes
> next. The discovery of the exploits was part of a much wider
> security
> review being done by Firebird. There is a project in hand to
> make some
> more radical changes to improve security which, if Borland
> doesn't want to
> cooperate, will make FB a better proposition from the
> security standpoint.

[snip]


Helen,

I can't wait too see where security goes next! :-)
Do the firebird programmers plan to change the havoc with
ISC4.GDB?

I would really look forward to a different implementation
of user security!


Christian