I don't expect an overnight change of all desktops to what the US Military used to call B3 level security. And even that would not stop users from shooting themselves into the foot. — Wietse Venema Copy Share Image
I was going to visit IBM for six months as a visiting scientist. Now, six months is a lot of time, so I came… — Wietse Venema Copy Share Image
Qmail out of the box works fine, so people will want to use it regardless of licensing restrictions, even when the software does not… — Wietse Venema Copy Share Image
Like all software, Qmail can survive only when it keeps up with changing requirements. — Wietse Venema Copy Share Image
The Postfix security model is based on keeping software simple and stupid. — Wietse Venema Copy Share Image
Writing software that's safe even in the presence of bugs makes the challenge even more interesting. — Wietse Venema Copy Share Image
One bug in an SMTP server can open up the whole machine for intrusion. — Wietse Venema Copy Share Image
However, writing software without defects is not sufficient. In my experience, it is at least as difficult to write software that is safe -… — Wietse Venema Copy Share Image
Most of the effort in the software business goes into the maintenance of code that already exists. — Wietse Venema Copy Share Image
At the time the Sendmail program had a very poor reputation with respect to security, with four root vulnerabilities per year for two successive… — Wietse Venema Copy Share Image
The challenge with Postfix, or with any piece of software, is to update software without introducing problems. — Wietse Venema Copy Share Image
When I write software, I know that it will fail, either due to my own mistake, or due to some other cause. — Wietse Venema Copy Share Image
