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Re: [RHSA-2000:043-02] Updated package for nfs-utils available
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kurt Seifried)
Tue Jul 18 22:28:03 2000
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Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 13:11:42 -0600
Reply-To: Kurt Seifried <listuser@seifried.org>
From: Kurt Seifried <listuser@seifried.org>
X-To: Joe Laffey <joe@LAFFEYCOMPUTER.COM>
To: BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS.COM
> Anyone know if there is source ad a sorce patch available? These new
> packages require a newer kernel and I am not in a position to upgrade.
Download the source rpm. It will have the patches, or if the source code was
patched, run it against diff -u. Red Hat believes in keeping the source
pristine, this is why it is such a good idea.
As far as NFS goes, we really need to find a replacement. It's slow ugly and
insecure.
> For now I have both nfs disabled and the ports firewalled off.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joe Laffey
-Kurt
