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Re: how to get people to upgrade? (Re: The weak link? DNS)

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (E.B. Dreger)
Wed Mar 26 16:33:36 2003

Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:32:56 +0000 (GMT)
From: "E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam@noc.everquick.net>
To: nanog@merit.edu
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PV> Date: 26 Mar 2003 21:22:59 +0000
PV> From: Paul Vixie


PV> having the server check for updates and issue local mail is

This assumes the configured notification email address remains
valid, and the recipient doesn't sort them into a "I'll get
around to it" folder.


PV> appealing, but i'm more concerned about MIM when fetching
PV> update information than i am with simply registering package
PV> version numbers, hosts, and e-mail addresses.

Distribute BIND with public key.  Updates are encrypted or signed
with its counterpart.


Eddy
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