Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:12:13 +0100 From: Oliver Pinter <oliver.pntr@gmail.com> To: Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@acm.org> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org, security-officer@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Merry Christmas from the FreeBSD Security Team Message-ID: <CAPjTQNExAg5UrtvcH3rsX_S_Odjuhi=wRLL7BpgR_SwJR706HA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20111223195713.GA61589@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> References: <4EF4A120.1000305@freebsd.org> <20111223195713.GA61589@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org>
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On 12/23/11, Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@acm.org> wrote: > On 2011-Dec-23 07:41:20 -0800, FreeBSD Security Officer > <cperciva@freebsd.org> wrote: >>The timing, to put it bluntly, sucks. > > Since it's Saturday here, at the start of an extended holiday season, I > would tend to agree. That said, thanks for the explanation and I think > you made the right call. > >> On the positive side, most people >>have moved past telnet and on to SSH by now; > > I thought everyone had but an acquaintance explained that he has to run > telnet because his employer doesn't permit any encrypted outside access > so the employer can monitor all traffic. The solution for this situation is BalaBit SCB. http://www.balabit.com/network-security/scb > > Merry Christmas to the security team. Thanks for your efforts during > 2011 and I hope you have a quiet and uneventful holiday period and 2012. > > -- > Peter Jeremy >
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