Re: [Security-Discuss] zlib

> On Fri, 2005-02-11 at 18:27 -0700, Vincent Danen wrote:
>> On Feb 11, 2005, at 16:38, <ossecurity-bMCOGMyFEXFWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> > More information can be found at
>> > www.zlib.net
>> > http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/238678
>>
>> Please go check the archives on this list.  This topic was brought up
>> just a few weeks ago.
>>
>
> With all due respect, I have never understood why someone who represents
> an organization would choose to respond in this fashion. A much better
> response, IMHO, would be:
>
> The answer to your question can be found in the archives this list.  The
> URL is <http://mandrake/archive-of-this-list>.
> The topic was discussed and addressed a few weeks ago.
>
> This does two things:
>
> 1. informs the questioner that there is an archive of this mailing list.
> 2. indicates that one might choose to search the archive before asking a
> question,
> 3. Actually provides the questioner with information they can use.
>
> Yeah, I know you're busy, etc. etc. But simply creating a template
> response similar to the above would provide better and more long-lasting
> results.
>
> Charlie

The even more interesting thing is that I did look through the archives
and I don't see anything related to the zlib that I'm talking about.  And
I did look back through November.  Sure there was a discussion about
clamav in 10.0 and someone wanting an update but that is not what I'm
asking for.

Just did some further digging and the reason I haven't seen this before is
that the security-discuss list is not where the discussion happened. 
There is a discussion regarding the zlib problem on the expert list back
in January. 
(http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/expert/2005-01/msg01419.php)

Apparently it is fixed in 10.1 and 10.2 just does not have the 1.2.2 that
the cert says to upgrade to.  I would hope in 10.2 there might be the new
1.2.2 package.

Andy

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