Microsoft warns of software flaws in Word, Windows.
> Microsoft Corp. warned users on Tuesday of three new security flaws in
> its Windows and Word software and issued patches to fix the flaws,
> which could allow attackers to take over a computer system.
Who came up with the Subject line of the message? The article says that it's the *flaws* that are being exploited. The Subject line says that the *patches* are being exploited, implying that there are problems with the patches. That's the exact opposite of the claim -- the patches protect users from the exploits.
Barry Margolin, snipped-for-privacy@alum.mit.edu Arlington, MA
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[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: But people do not usually say 'the flaws are being exploited', or maybe they do, as a form of verbal shorthand. I think they usually say in this instance, 'the code is being exploited because of the flaws in it.' Same difference IMO, just phrasing it differently. PAT]