Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 23:53:31 -0700 From: "Dan Graaff" <subscribed@de-net.org> To: "Robert Clark" <res03db2@gte.net>, "Olivier Nicole" <on@cs.ait.ac.th> Cc: <veldy@veldy.net>, <glassfish@frogbox.dyndns.org>, <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Qmail + FreeBSD 4.3 -- resolved Message-ID: <INECLODDPGBFIAKPNFKHAEONCBAA.subscribed@de-net.org> In-Reply-To: <20010522193427.A20063@darkstar.gte.net>
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Thanks for the advice everyone, but it looks like the problem just recently came out on the vpopmail site! (today infact)... http://inter7.com/vpopmail/ They completely re-wrote vdelivermail.. but i think im going to wait for a stable release.. just deal with pages of vdelivermail exit 11's Thanks, -Dan Graaff / Digital The DE-Network -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Robert Clark Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 7:34 PM To: Olivier Nicole Cc: veldy@veldy.net; glassfish@frogbox.dyndns.org; freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Qmail + FreeBSD 4.3 Or it fails some number of years later, when you power it on. [RC] On Wed, May 23, 2001 at 07:58:31AM +0700, Olivier Nicole wrote: > Hi, > > As a good rule, hardware fails in the first hour after turning the > power on for the first time, or it will fails some months/years later. > > Like anything, hardware do wear off, let say your CPU fan lightly slow > down, it means CPU heat increase. Memory and card connectors are > submitted to vibrations, even if not perceptible to human, so the > contacts get oxyded (sp?). Examples could be multiple, it is not just > disk mortors that fails. > > Best regards, > > olivier > > > Well bad hardware is less likely than its trying to overwrite memory it > > doesn't own. If he is being attacked, and it is a buffer overflow exploit, > > than overwriting memory it doesn't own is more likely than it being > > repeatidly hardware, especially after his system has been working fine all > > this time. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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