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Date:      Wed, 5 Mar 2003 01:52:28 -0800
From:      "Chris McCluskey" <chris@digitaldeck.com>
To:        <security@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: SA-03:04.sendmail Bin Update (Thanks)
Message-ID:  <ECEPLGOFLCLKKCNAGCBHKEHDDIAA.chris@digitaldeck.com>
In-Reply-To: <20030304150629.GB92031@madman.celabo.org>

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Just wanted to say thank you to those that provided info (even to
those that provided the somewhat sardonic advice). New binaries
verified. Mission accomplished.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Jacques A.
> Vidrine
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 7:06 AM
> To: Chris McCluskey
> Cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: SA-03:04.sendmail Bin Update
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 04:59:02PM -0800, Chris McCluskey wrote:
> > Just want to verify. The binary Sendmail update is for
> 8.12.6 not the
> > newly released 8.12.8 correct? Just got thrown off when
> after running
> > install the logged version of Sendmail was the same. If this is
> > correct, is there a way to verify that the currently
> running version
> > is the patched version?
>
> The sendmail binaries from SA-03:04 (on ftp.freebsd.org)
> are the same
> binaries you would get if you CVSup'd on the security
> branch and rebuilt.
> So that's correct -- the version number does not change.
>
> The patch added a new log message which you can check for.  Do
> `strings /path/to/sendmail | grep Dropped'.
>
>   % strings ./sendmail-4.6-i386-crypto.bin| grep Dropped
>   Dropped invalid comments from header address
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Jacques A. Vidrine <nectar@celabo.org>
> http://www.celabo.org/
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