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Subject: Re: security/ 2.17 
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On Thu, 6 Feb 1997, David Greenman wrote:

> Date: Thu, 06 Feb 1997 13:27:35 -0800
> From: David Greenman <dg@root.com>
> To: Dave Hummel <HUMMDN36@BUFFALOSTATE.EDU>
> Cc: questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: security/ 2.17 
> 
> >I'm sure this topic is going to be done to death over the next few days, but I
> >haven't seen anything yet and I thought I'd better ask my question before
> >everyone is sick of the topic.
> >I just bought the 2.1.6 cd's about three days ago. I was checking out the 
> >FreeBSD page and for the first time checked out Latest FreeBSD News and saw the
> >security warning. I called Walnut Creek CDRom and the sales guy said he hadn't
> >heard of it. I'm obviously concerned that I wasted $39.95 on the discs, so I
> >was trying to get him to agree to send me the update as soon as it comes out.
> >He suggested that I talk to the "FreeBSD guys" about how "official" release
> >2.1.7 was going to be. He said something to the affect that if FreeBSD.org was
> >releasing 2.1.7 as a CD distribution then they would probably send me a new cd
> >set.
> >If this makes any sense to anybody, what is going to be the status of 2.1.7?
> >How different is it going to be from 2.1.6? If I only have to download /bin I
> >guess that's no big deal, but.....
> >
> >In the mean time I'll just keep my ears out,
> 
>    Don't worry. Walnut Creek CDROM has a 100% unconditional guarantee on
> all the products they sell. If you are willing to wait, they will send a
> replacement CDROM to you when one becomes available (you'll have to ask for
> it, however).
>    In the mean time, you can install 2.1.6 and apply the fixes for the
> problem, or you can wait...your choice.
> 
> -DG
> 
> David Greenman
> Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project
> 

	I missed the advisory, and now, I think I missed the suggested 
fix?  What fix is there if any?  Thanks 

				Tamer Ziady