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Date:      Tue, 03 Oct 2000 10:31:14 -0600
From:      Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
To:        Dave McKay <dave@mu.org>
Cc:        security@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: ftpd bug in FreeBSD through at least 3.4
Message-ID:  <4.3.2.7.2.20001003102509.04c9b660@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <20001003033815.A27544@elvis.mu.org>
References:  <4.3.2.7.2.20001002173916.046c16f0@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20001002125825.00de8f00@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20001002123113.049344d0@localhost> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0010021340020.90099-100000@earth.wnm.net> <4.3.2.7.2.20001002125825.00de8f00@localhost> <20001002143917.B22329@freefall.freebsd.org> <4.3.2.7.2.20001002173916.046c16f0@localhost>

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At 02:38 AM 10/3/2000, Dave McKay wrote:
  
>Brett,
>
>This bug was a non-issue from the start, why did you have to drag your results on
>to the list?  Wasn't it apparent after Warner said that they no longer support
>older releases of FreeBSD due to resource shortness that the thread was pointless?

It is important to warn people who are still using older releases of FreeBSD of
security problems in them, even if they are not officially "supported." There
are many people out there who use and depend on them. It is mean-spirited of you,
IMHO, to lobby to cut those people off.

>My second rant is, have you ever noticed WHENEVER you write into the list its ALWAYS
>the longest current thread running within a VERY short time?  

Not always. However, I like to think that when it does happen it is usually
because the issues I mention are important.

Of course, some people also seem to enjoy flaming me, as you are doing here.

>Do you think this is 
>because of your genius in the BSD OS field?  Or perhaps its due to your keen wits
>being always about you when you write in.

See above.

>  Please, and I mean this, DIE.

What a friendly, constructive, and helpful sentiment. Not.

--Brett



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