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Date:      Fri, 7 Sep 2012 13:01:47 GMT
From:      Mark Martinec <Mark.Martinec@ijs.si>
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   docs/171411: Yarrow algorithm - bad URL (a commercial catchall) in random(4) man page
Message-ID:  <201209071301.q87D1lfK079060@red.freebsd.org>
Resent-Message-ID: <201209071310.q87DA22G003291@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         171411
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       Yarrow algorithm - bad URL (a commercial catchall) in random(4) man page
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Sep 07 13:10:02 UTC 2012
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Mark Martinec
>Release:        9.1-PRERELEASE
>Organization:
Jozef Stefan Institute
>Environment:
FreeBSD neli.ijs.si 9.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 9.1-PRERELEASE #0: Tue Aug 28 14:38:06 CEST 2012     mark@neli.ijs.si:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/NELI  amd64
>Description:
The random(4) man page provides an URL in text:

  The other variables are explained in the paper describing the Yarrow
  algorithm at http://www.counterpane.com/yarrow.html.

That link now leads to a catchall/hijacked page:
  "BT - UK Large business & public sector"

and should be removed or replaced by either:

  http://www.schneier.com/yarrow.html

or by a Wikipedia link:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarrow_algorithm
>How-To-Repeat:
man 4 random
>Fix:
edit the man page source

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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