Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 22:13:43 -0400 (EDT) From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RELEASE 4.3 -> RELENG_4_3: SUCCESSFULLY but ... Message-ID: <200108020213.f722DhS41220@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <20010801171046.A85330@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <bart@xs4nobody.nl> <200108020005.f7205A811423@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> <20010801171046.A85330@xor.obsecurity.org>
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<<On Wed, 1 Aug 2001 17:10:47 -0700, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> said: > It makes no sense as a security measure. It doesn't make sense, but it was effective for quite a while against unprepared intruders who found that their usual techniques were not up to the task. Stipulated that it has probably now passed its ``best if used before'' date. Some of us actually notice when our machines reboot for no readily explained reason. -GAWollman To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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