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Date:      Wed, 26 Jun 2002 22:34:24 +0200
From:      Stephanie Wehner <_@r4k.net>
To:        Petr Swedock <petr@blade-runner.mit.edu>
Cc:        tstevenson@mavericck.com, freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Wow
Message-ID:  <20020626203424.GA4232@r4k.net>
In-Reply-To: <863cv9algf.fsf@blade-runner.mit.edu>
References:  <200206261741.g5QHf3LI027927@cvs.openbsd.org> <867kklaneg.fsf@blade-runner.mit.edu> <1025118105.443.8.camel@ech.maverik.com> <864rfpalnc.fsf@blade-runner.mit.edu> <863cv9algf.fsf@blade-runner.mit.edu>

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On Wed, Jun 26, 2002 at 03:28:32PM -0400, Petr Swedock wrote:

(now I normally try to stay out of flames, but this is just getting
too silly today)

> Have I been affected?  Yes. I spent lots of time (and even some
> lost sleep) trying to get a handle on the risk. Most of a work
> day trying to track down and collate info to see if I was in
> the crosshairs. That's a day I could have spent doing something
> more productive. So I'd say I was affected. That wasn't his question,
> tho', was it?

So what ?? Please compare the time you spend today, with the time it
would have taken you to write your own ssh client. They're generally
doing a great job and certainly spent a lot of time now fixing problems.
I think the appropriate thing to say is thank you.

> Perhaps so. Perhaps not. If you're concerned that this is 'off-topic'
> let me assure you that, while not technical, this is most certainly
> topical to this list:  it is a *security list*, not a 'jump-when-Theo
> -says-jump-list'. And that's what I'm saying. If you don't think
> that's topical to this list...

erks. don't you think you're being a little paranoid, or haunted ? 
I don't think anyone said jump, but if you can't help yourself
please do :)

relax,
Stephanie
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