From owner-freebsd-security Wed Jul 30 10:13:51 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id KAA16631 for security-outgoing; Wed, 30 Jul 1997 10:13:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: from milehigh.denver.net (milehigh.denver.net [204.144.180.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA16619 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 1997 10:13:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from jdc@localhost) by milehigh.denver.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) id LAA16731; Wed, 30 Jul 1997 11:18:17 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <19970730111817.40362@denver.net> Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 11:18:17 -0600 From: John-David Childs To: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: die thread die! References: <199707301513.JAA04836@rocky.mt.sri.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.74 In-Reply-To: <199707301513.JAA04836@rocky.mt.sri.com>; from Nate Williams on Wed, Jul 30, 1997 at 09:13:42AM -0600 Organization: Enterprise Internet Solutions Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Thus wrote Nate Williams on Jul 30: > > I know. I mean Nate and Jordan has been in this thing for atleast > > twice as long as I have. I'm only 23 years old now. > > When I turned 23, I had been minix hacking for 2-3 years. How old do > you think Chris Demetriou (of NetBSD fame) is? You've got lots of > excuses, but no answers. > We've all agreed that the security hole in FreeBSD thread wasn't really a hole in FreeBSD as much as limitations imposed by knowledge and resources and the thread should have died long ago. However, personal attacks have even less merit on the security list (or any public list). -- John-David Childs (JC612) Enterprise Internet Solutions System Administrator @denver.net/Internet-Coach/@ronan.net & Network Engineer 901 E 17th Ave, Denver 80218 As of this^H^H^H^H next week, passwords will be entered in Morse code.