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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


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