RE: Bind 8 patches available

[John.Airey () rnib org uk]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Bieringer [mailto:pb () bieringer de]
> Sent: 16 November 2002 10:51
> To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com
> Cc: John.Airey () rnib org uk; 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.Airey () rnib org uk 

If we could learn one thing from September 11th 2001, it would be the utter
absurdity of moral relativism.

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