From owner-freebsd-stable Thu Nov 21 14:57:43 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D9AC37B401 for ; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 14:57:42 -0800 (PST) Received: from rhadamanth.submonkey.net (pc1-cdif2-5-cust47.cdf.cable.ntl.com [81.101.150.47]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5B3643E6E for ; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 14:57:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from setantae@submonkey.net) Received: from setantae by rhadamanth.submonkey.net with local (Exim 4.10) id 18F0GN-0000t0-00; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 22:57:35 +0000 Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 22:57:35 +0000 From: Ceri Davies To: Kevin Oberman Cc: Wes Peters , James Raftery , stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: named.root Message-ID: <20021121225735.GB3308@submonkey.net> Mail-Followup-To: Ceri Davies , Kevin Oberman , Wes Peters , James Raftery , stable@FreeBSD.ORG References: <3DDD42EA.CB0884F4@softweyr.com> <20021121204315.707455D04@ptavv.es.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20021121204315.707455D04@ptavv.es.net> X-message-flag: All your linuxconf-configured redhat are belong to us. X-message-flag-attribution: suresh, sdm. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 12:43:15PM -0800, Kevin Oberman wrote: > An incorrect root server address is of no real significance and the > file is only hints. As soon as a server finds a working address, it > gets the REAL list from the root. This is not something to put in the > RELENG_4_7 branch. This could be classed as a security issue. One day the old IP address may belong to someone else. Ceri -- By the Soul-Forger, I shall avenge the downfall of my bold legions! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message