From owner-freebsd-stable Sat May 4 16:34:48 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from 12-234-22-238.client.attbi.com (12-234-90-219.client.attbi.com [12.234.90.219]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7334037B417 for ; Sat, 4 May 2002 16:34:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from master.gorean.org (master.gorean.org [10.0.0.2]) by 12-234-22-238.client.attbi.com (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id g44NYhPp089546; Sat, 4 May 2002 16:34:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from DougB@FreeBSD.org) Received: from localhost (doug@localhost) by master.gorean.org (8.12.3/8.12.3/Submit) with ESMTP id g44NYhZk024177; Sat, 4 May 2002 16:34:43 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 16:34:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Barton To: "Philip J. Koenig" Cc: stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: BIND in -stable In-Reply-To: <20020504232627100.AAA911@empty1.ekahuna.com@pc02.ekahuna.com> Message-ID: <20020504162912.M88188-100000@master.gorean.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, 4 May 2002, Philip J. Koenig wrote: > > Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 14:16:07 -0700 (PDT) > > From: Doug Barton > > > > On Wed, 1 May 2002, Joe Abley wrote: > > > > > I think 8.3.1 should be rolled into RELENG_4_5, since it specifically > > > contains security fixes over 8.2.4. > > > > Users who depend on BIND can install a newer version from the > > ports. Users who don't are not affected by the problems in 8.2.4. > > > This interesting - because there was no FreeBSD advisory released > recently about any Bind vulnerabilities that I can recall, and even > though on ISC's Bind homepage it suggests there is a security problem > with 8.2.4 (or pre 8.3.1 versions), on the security page (linked > right from the text suggesting you to upgrade) it implies that there > isn't any problem with 8.2.4: You have made some rather absurd non sequiturs here. However, I have clearly said on numerous occasions that BIND 8 users should be using 8.3.1. A quick look at the CHANGES file should convince you of that. If you want to quibble about what the ISC web page does or doesn't say, that's up to you. -- "We have known freedom's price. We have shown freedom's power. And in this great conflict, ... we will see freedom's victory." - George W. Bush, President of the United States State of the Union, January 28, 2002 Do YOU Yahoo!? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message