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Title	Trojan horse attack on BugTraq's mailing list poses a problem for online communities
Type	Opinion
Source	InfoWorld 02/26/2001
Summary	There is no "risk-free" answer to the conundrum of disseminating valuable security information while keeping subscribers insulated from dangerous situations. Either you put your head in the sand and pretend that it's somebody else's problem, or you take an active approach and get a few bruises in the process. continue

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