Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 09:08:19 -0400 From: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Fwd: (KAME-snap 9012) racoon in the kame project Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.0.20050421090724.04cc1668@64.7.153.2>
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FYI, looks like support for Racoon is ending. Does anyone have any experience with the version in ipsec-tools ? ---Mike >Racoon users, > >This is the announcement that the kame project will quit providing >a key management daemon, the racoon, and that "ipsec-tools" will become >the formal team to release the racoon. >The final release of the racoon in the kame project will be on 4/25. > >Because there were some problem for users currently, > - I did not add new feature. > - I intent to fix security holes and apply patches. > however, it could not be enough done. > - I could not reply your questions, bug reports and > useful suggestions. >I was sorry that it was not enough support for users. I was thinking >that I would not want to make trouble for users anymore. > >There is another racoon as known as "ipsec-tools" in the sourceforge. >It is being developed very actively, is stable than racoon and >implemented radical feature. But it is sometime trouble for users >that double racoons are released. It is also wasteful that development >resource is devided. I was thinking that two racoon could be merged. > >There was an oppotunity having a meeting with some of "ipsec-tools" >developers at the IETF 62th in Minneapolis. I told my thought to >the developers. They willingly agreed with my proposal. > >They told me that they could become the formal support team. So the kame >project decided to quit providing, and supporting racoon. > >If you are interesting in the "ipsec-tools", please visit thier web page, > http://ipsec-tools.sourceforge.net/ >and subscribe to the mailing list by yourself. > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ipsec-tools-devel > >Thank you up to now, and best regards, > >P.S. >Some people interested in "racoon2". It is still pre-alpha version, >not satisfied with users. I will concentrate developping "racoon2" >to be stable. It needs more than one year at least. > >//Shoichi Sakane -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Tancsa, tel +1 519 651 3400 Sentex Communications, mike@sentex.net Providing Internet since 1994 www.sentex.net Cambridge, Ontario Canada www.sentex.net/mike
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