Re: Ramen (was: Melissa virus hits MAC...)

[Bayard Coolidge USG ZKO3-3/S20]

<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>>> The one box I've been playing with RH7 on was effected
>>> within 12 hours.  I had not applied any updates,
>>> this was a clean install from the shipped CD.
>>> I'm told that the problem has been addressed by some of the updates,
>>> and that the newer CDs contain the appropriate updates,
>>> but I can't verify that as I don't have one of the newer CDs.

Historically, Red Hat has been extremely sloppy IMNSHO, about
indicating what CDs and/or .iso's have exactly what bits on them.
That is, they do "silent upgrades" on their shipping products so
that two customers buying a given release (e.g., 7.0) at the store
will have two different images on their base CDs. Only a detailed
examination of the inventory (or a SWAG at the dates of the files)
can tell you how vulnerable you are. If they would document it
somehow, it would be acceptable.

Just my 20 millidollars' worth,

Bayard

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