From owner-freebsd-security Tue Oct 3 9:32:17 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from lariat.org (lariat.org [12.23.109.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B87837B66D for ; Tue, 3 Oct 2000 09:32:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mustang.lariat.org (IDENT:ppp0.lariat.org@lariat.org [12.23.109.2]) by lariat.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA18927; Tue, 3 Oct 2000 10:31:40 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20001003102509.04c9b660@localhost> X-Sender: brett@localhost X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 10:31:14 -0600 To: Dave McKay From: Brett Glass Subject: Re: ftpd bug in FreeBSD through at least 3.4 Cc: security@FreeBSD.org 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> <4.3.2.7.2.20001002125825.00de8f00@localhost> <20001002143917.B22329@freefall.freebsd.org> <4.3.2.7.2.20001002173916.046c16f0@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message