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more on Bug fixes ISC to Cut Off Site Finder
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 05:35:08 -0400
Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:47:08 +1000 From: Andrew Pam <xanni () glasswings com au> Subject: Re: [IP] ISC to Cut Off Site Finder To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 07:27:29PM -0400, Dave Farber wrote: > >Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu > >Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 16:16:16 -0700 > >From: "Jeff E. Kinzli" <jk () employees org> > >Subject: ISC to Cut Off Site Finder > >To: dave () farber net > > > >http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,60473,00.html > > > >"VeriSign's controversial "typo-squatting" Site Finder service is about > >to be bypassed by an emergency software patch to many of the Internet's > >backbone computers. > > > >The Internet Software Consortium, a nonprofit that publishes BIND, the > >software that runs many of the Net's domain name servers, is about to > >release an emergency patch to block VeriSign's new Site Finder service." Patches for a variety of software are available here: http://www.imperialviolet.org/dnsfix.html Hope that helps, Andrew Pam -- mailto:xanni () xanadu net Andrew Pam http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanaduhttp://www.glasswings.com.au/ Technology Manager, Glass Wingshttp://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
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