Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 11:40:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Patrick Thomas <root@utility.clubscholarship.com> To: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> Cc: <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: resolver workaround conceptually possible ? Message-ID: <20020716113916.U79469-100000@utility.clubscholarship.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0207161135151.73768-100000@InterJet.elischer.org>
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Understood. That's not very painful at all - I assume any new version of bind9 will work then. Is there a reason this workaround couldn't be added to the freebsd-security advisory ? Currently it states there is no workaround, and this is a very nice one... Also, you meant resolv.conf, right ? (not resolver.conf ?) --pt On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, Julian Elischer wrote: > a real workaround means: > > setting resolver.conf to point to 127.0.0.1 > running a local copy of bind-9 as a forwarding server. > bind-9 rebuilds requests and answers it forwards.. > bind-8 just passes them through. > > > On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, Patrick Thomas wrote: > > > > > I am under the impression that at this time there is no workaround for the > > resolver problem - you are forced to reinstall or upgrade. > > > > I am curious though, is it at least conceptually possible that there could > > be a workaround ? If so, what would it entail ? > > > > thanks - pt > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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