From owner-freebsd-security Tue Jan 1 13:13:23 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from mail.gmx.net (mail.gmx.net [213.165.64.20]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id ACC4137B41B for ; Tue, 1 Jan 2002 13:13:19 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 16416 invoked by uid 0); 1 Jan 2002 21:13:17 -0000 Received: from p3ee21640.dip.t-dialin.net (HELO mail.gsinet.sittig.org) (62.226.22.64) by mail.gmx.net (mp003-rz3) with SMTP; 1 Jan 2002 21:13:17 -0000 Received: (qmail 70352 invoked from network); 1 Jan 2002 20:46:11 -0000 Received: from shell.gsinet.sittig.org (192.168.11.153) by mail.gsinet.sittig.org with SMTP; 1 Jan 2002 20:46:11 -0000 Received: (from sittig@localhost) by shell.gsinet.sittig.org (8.11.3/8.11.3) id g01Kk4A70339 for freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG; Tue, 1 Jan 2002 21:46:04 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from sittig) Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 21:46:02 +0100 From: Gerhard Sittig To: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: openssh version Message-ID: <20020101214601.A1494@shell.gsinet.sittig.org> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG References: <200201010631.g016Va856231@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from rwatson@FreeBSD.ORG on Tue, Jan 01, 2002 at 12:36:58PM -0500 Organization: System Defenestrators Inc. Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Tue, Jan 01, 2002 at 12:36 -0500, Robert Watson wrote: > > [ forwarding "issues" with BitKeeper and OpenSSH < 2.9.9 ] > > I've run into a related problem with SSH forwarding that occurs when a > forwarded TCP connection takes a while to connect. The problem is that > apparently the OpenSSH sshd we ship discards data sent over a forwarded > connection before all parts are completed. If you're using forwarding > connecting to a server with high latency, and on a client-driven protocol, > you may lose some content on the connection. Could this be the reason for what I'm experiencing here? Under load or should the initial handshake not go quick enough (busy ISP in the evening hours), my POP3 over SSL connection stalls and times out without (successfully) transferring any data. $ uname -sr FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE $ openssl version OpenSSL 0.9.6 24 Sep 2000 $ pkg_info | grep fetchmail fetchmail-5.6.1 Batch mail retrieval/forwarding utility for pop2, pop3, apo This would point to the lower layer (OpenSSL). I understand that OpenSSH makes use of its functionality. $ ssh -V SSH Version OpenSSH_2.3.0 green@FreeBSD.org 20010321, protocol versions 1.5/2.0. Compiled with SSL (0x0090600f). virtually yours 82D1 9B9C 01DC 4FB4 D7B4 61BE 3F49 4F77 72DE DA76 Gerhard Sittig true | mail -s "get gpg key" Gerhard.Sittig@gmx.net -- If you don't understand or are scared by any of the above ask your parents or an adult to help you. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message