Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 10:14:41 -0700 From: Chris Stankevitz <chrisstankevitz@gmail.com> To: "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD recommends not using base unbound for an authoritative server Message-ID: <CAPi0pstXSZuOSEDsW0iObbP=nhgV_H7R86n5O%2BfcYqaZLLUp8A@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <55099EE3.9030308@hiwaay.net> References: <CAPi0pssPrcJgF71AvQ-M1RZt=%2Btv=6FTGtwhi9_bX6-Q-7b7cQ@mail.gmail.com> <5508B8EB.3050907@gmail.com> <CAPi0psuy1swnCB%2B5NQbPrAAA=E3E377CcOPvvez%2Be4Ze6zuVZQ@mail.gmail.com> <55099EE3.9030308@hiwaay.net>
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On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 8:50 AM, William A. Mahaffey III <wam@hiwaay.net> wrote: >> Thank you for your reply. Are you referring to security? Is this the >> is a correct interpretation of what you are saying: >> >> "In general, the FreeBSD base software is untrustworthy because it is >> infrequently updated. Someone who is interested in security should >> avoid the FreeBSD base packages and use ports wherever possible." >> >> Thank you, >> >> Chris > > > > Is that a quote from some (online ?) source ? If so, where ? If not, have a > nice day :-) .... William I made up the quote in an attempt to figure out what "Jungle Boogie" was trying to say. I am not a troll or blogger. I assure you my only goal is to understand why the FreeBSD manual is telling me not to run the base-provided unbound daemon for outside users. Chris
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