Assange, Robert Watson and Toasters


https://marc.info/?l=freebsd-security&m=91299675201059&w=2

On 5 Dec 1998, Julian Assange wrote:

> Use NetBSD

Use a toaster oven.  Toaster ovens have excellent network security
characteristics.  For example, they are not susceptible to any IMAP-based
buffer overflow attacks; additionally, current toaster ovens are not known
to have any bugs in their TCP/IP stacks, nor have been vulnerable to any
in the recent past (according to CERT advisories, anyway).  Toaster ovens
require console access to perform administrative functions (such as
modification of temperature settings), but this will not impede deployment
in a number of environment.

Robert Watson 19981207