[Rhodes22-list] Headup, list admin

Michael Meltzer rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
Thu, 1 Aug 2002 00:31:57 -0400


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NA, different animal, But I tell you something, If I was of a mind to I =
could take over 50% OF ALL the eCommerce sites in the world.=20

MJM=20
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Rik Sandberg=20
  To: rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org=20
  Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 12:30 AM
  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Headup, list admin


  Michael,

  Hmmm.......wonder if that's why I just got something from McAfee a few =
minutes ago???? Don't usually get stuff from them at this time of night.

  Rik


  At 12:14 AM 8/1/2002 -0400, you wrote:

    It not only me, 50% of the web should be doing the same thing =
tonight. openssl is used by everyone and every body. this is a real =
screw up on the openssl people front. Their is no problem with the list, =
a buffer overrun was found in the SSL libs that is used to secure =
privacy on the web. The hole is big enough that the machine can be taken =
over which is very very bad, extremity when you consider that SSL is a =
security package in it self. This is preventive medicine, thing of it as =
a condom before someone try to give us the clap :-)
    =20
    MJM=20
       ----- Original Message -----=20
      From: Rik Sandberg=20
      To: rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org=20
      Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 12:08 AM=20
      Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Headup, list admin


      Thanks Michael,


      Your doing a heck of a job. AND, what's this???? notice that there =
is going to be a problem????? What a concept. Never seen that done =
before. :-) :-)


      Thanks for letting us know, I, for one, got kinda tired of never =
having a clue what the heck was going on.


      Rik






      At 11:49 PM 7/31/2002 -0400, you wrote:
        Looks like throes group screwed the pooch again(openssl), I have =
an emergency upgrade to the systems taking place right now, The SSL =
libraries are being replaced on this machine right now and the packages =
that they link to, security upgrade before the script kiddes find out, =
the list might be slow 0:00-3:00 with about a 15 minutes outage as the =
machine is boot in to the new kernel and packages, no member need to due =
anything, just a heads up.=20
        =20
        MJM

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  <DIV><BR></DIV>Michael,<BR><BR>Hmmm.......wonder if that's why I just =
got=20
  something from McAfee a few minutes ago???? Don't usually get stuff =
from them=20
  at this time of night.<BR><BR>Rik<BR><BR><BR>At 12:14 AM 8/1/2002 =
-0400, you=20
  wrote:<BR>
  <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dcite cite=3D"" type=3D"cite"><FONT face=3Darial =
size=3D2>It not=20
    only me, 50% of the web should be doing the same thing tonight. =
openssl is=20
    used by everyone and every body. this is a real screw up on the =
openssl=20
    people front. Their is no problem with the list, a buffer overrun =
was found=20
    in the SSL libs that is used to secure privacy on the web. The hole =
is big=20
    enough that the machine can be taken over which is very very bad, =
extremity=20
    when you consider that SSL is a security package in it self. This is =

    preventive medicine, thing of it as a condom before someone try to =
give us=20
    the clap :-)</FONT><BR>&nbsp;<BR><FONT face=3Darial =
size=3D2>MJM</FONT>=20
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      <DD>&nbsp;----- Original Message -----=20
      <DD>From:</B> <A href=3D"mailto:racerrik@rea-alp.com">Rik =
Sandberg</A>=20
      <DD>To:</B> <A=20
      =
href=3D"mailto:rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org">rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org</A>=
=20
      <DD>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 01, 2002 12:08 AM=20
      <DD>Subject:</B> Re: [Rhodes22-list] Headup, list admin<BR><BR>
      <DD>Thanks Michael,<BR><BR>
      <DD>Your doing a heck of a job. AND, what's this???? notice that =
there is=20
      going to be a problem????? What a concept. Never seen that done =
before.=20
      :-) :-)<BR><BR>
      <DD>Thanks for letting us know, I, for one, got kinda tired of =
never=20
      having a clue what the heck was going on.<BR><BR>
      <DD>Rik<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
      <DD>At 11:49 PM 7/31/2002 -0400, you wrote:
      <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dcite cite=3D"" type=3D"cite"><FONT =
face=3Darial size=3D2>
        <DD>Looks like throes group screwed the pooch again(openssl), I =
have an=20
        emergency upgrade to the systems taking place right now, The SSL =

        libraries are being replaced on this machine right now and the =
packages=20
        that they link to, security upgrade before the script kiddes =
find out,=20
        the list might be slow 0:00-3:00 with about a 15 minutes outage =
as the=20
        machine is boot in to the new kernel and packages, no member =
need to due=20
        anything, just a heads up.</FONT>=20
        <DD><FONT face=3Darial size=3D2>=20
        =
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