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Date:      Fri, 9 Feb 2001 20:56:55 +0200
From:      Nevermind <never@nevermind.kiev.ua>
To:        Eric Cholet <cholet@logilune.com>
Cc:        security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Ports Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-01:INSERT_NUMBER_HERE
Message-ID:  <20010209205655.A560@nevermind.kiev.ua>
In-Reply-To: <2488141552.981740685@[192.168.1.2]>; from cholet@logilune.com on Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 05:44:45PM %2B0100
References:  <200102082014.PAA29877@vws3.interlog.com> <2488141552.981740685@[192.168.1.2]>

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Hello, Eric Cholet!

On Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 05:44:45PM +0100, you wrote:

> I received the following, what worries me is that the PGP signature
> verified, and it's not April 1st. WTF ??
Ah... They have no ntpdate on their OpenBSD boxes unfortunately :((
> 
> --On 08/02/01 15:14 -0500 FreeBSD Security Advisories mumbled:
> 
> > =========================================================================
> > ==== FreeBSD-SA-01:INSERT_NUMBER_HERE                            Security
> > Advisory FreeBSD, Inc.
> >
> > Topic:          FreeBSD on record to set most advisory releases for
> >		 year 2001
> >
> > Category:       All
> > Announced:      2001-02-07
> > Credits:        sil@loopback.antioffline.com http://www.antioffline.com
> > Vendor status:  Developers sleeping right now
> > FreeBSD only:   Yes
[snip]
> > IV.  Workaround
> >
> > We will not be mentioning the ultra secure OpenBSD operating system
> > since we feel it is not our problem and does not help to promote a
> > better OS than our own.
> >
> > V.   Solution
> >
> > One of the following:
> >
> > 1) Rub a magic lamp and wait for the security genie to fix it.
> >
> > 2) Download NSA Linux so you too can have miniscule backdoors in it
> >    which you won't see.
> >
> > 3) Pray to the hacker god Kevin Mitnick for assistance.
> >
> > 4) Install a more secure O(penBSD)S
> >
> > NOTE: FreeBSD developers are now red faced
> >
> > VI. Shouts
> >
> > Hard Lee Strange
> > Mike Hunt
> > Ivana Swallows
> > Mike Hock
> > Dick Famous
> > Kathie Lee Gifford

-- 
NEVE-RIPE
	The instructions said to install Windows 98 or better,
	so I installed FreeBSD.



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