RE: [Full-Disclosure] Bind 8 patches available

From: John.Aireyat_private
Date: Mon Nov 18 2002 - 01:24:44 PST

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    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Peter Bieringer [mailto:pbat_private]
    > Sent: 16 November 2002 10:51
    > To: full-disclosureat_private
    > Cc: John.Aireyat_private; Maillist bugtraq
    > Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Bind 8 patches available
    > 
    > But does this really happen on root servers? 
    > 
    > version.bind CHAOS/TXT check shows:
    > 
    > # for i in a b c d e f g h i j k l m; do dig -c chaos -t txt
    > version.bind @$i.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.  | grep -v "^;;" | grep -v "^$" |
    > grep -v ";vers"; echo;  done
    > 
    > 
    > VGRS1:      a,j
    > 8.2.5-REL:  b
    > 8.3.3-REL:  c,e,f,h
    > 8.3.1-REL:  d
    > 8.3.2-REL:  g,i,k
    > BIND-8.3.1-MA-PATCH-JMB-01: l
    > 8.3.3-REL:  m
    > 
    > 
    That might explain why there isn't a whole new version, although it is
    interesting that none are running BIND 9, not even the "f" name server which
    is hosted by ISC itself.
    
    Can anyone have much confidence in a company that doesn't eat its own
    dogfood?
    
    - 
    John Airey, BSc (Jt Hons), CNA, RHCE
    Internet systems support officer, ITCSD, Royal National Institute of the
    Blind,
    Bakewell Road, Peterborough PE2 6XU,
    Tel.: +44 (0) 1733 375299 Fax: +44 (0) 1733 370848 John.Aireyat_private 
    
    If we could learn one thing from September 11th 2001, it would be the utter
    absurdity of moral relativism.
    
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