From owner-freebsd-stable Thu Nov 21 15: 5:58 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 7A13837B401 for ; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 15:05:57 -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 CF40C43E88 for ; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 15:05:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from setantae@submonkey.net) Received: from setantae by rhadamanth.submonkey.net with local (Exim 4.10) id 18F0OR-0000wU-00; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 23:05:55 +0000 Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 23:05:55 +0000 From: Ceri Davies To: "Simon L. Nielsen" Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: named.root Message-ID: <20021121230555.GA3450@submonkey.net> Mail-Followup-To: Ceri Davies , "Simon L. Nielsen" , freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG References: <3DDD42EA.CB0884F4@softweyr.com> <20021121204315.707455D04@ptavv.es.net> <20021121225735.GB3308@submonkey.net> <20021121230248.GA84239@nitro.dk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20021121230248.GA84239@nitro.dk> 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 Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 12:02:48AM +0100, Simon L. Nielsen wrote: > On 2002.11.21 22:57:35 +0000, Ceri Davies wrote: > > > This could be classed as a security issue. > > One day the old IP address may belong to someone else. > Since there is another root ns server within the same /24 this > is very unlikely... Because root servers never move, right ? ;) Ceri -- By the All-Father's gems, your reckoning is here! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message