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Date:      Wed, 31 Jan 2001 20:01:42 -0500
From:      Chris Johnson <cjohnson@palomine.net>
To:        Przemyslaw Frasunek <venglin@freebsd.lublin.pl>
Cc:        freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-01:18.bind
Message-ID:  <20010131200142.A90211@palomine.net>
In-Reply-To: <20010201014819.H675@riget.scene.pl>; from venglin@freebsd.lublin.pl on Thu, Feb 01, 2001 at 01:48:19AM %2B0100
References:  <200101312123.f0VLNL134920@freefall.freebsd.org> <Pine.LNX.4.30.0101312352150.3617-100000@jamus.xpert.com> <20010201014819.H675@riget.scene.pl>

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On Thu, Feb 01, 2001 at 01:48:19AM +0100, Przemyslaw Frasunek wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 31, 2001 at 11:55:18PM +0200, Roman Shterenzon wrote:
> > Why not make it default in the base system?
> 
> The best workaround is not using BIND at all. Consider some alternatives,
> like /usr/ports/net/djbdns.

Yes! Why work around BIND limitiations and do all this sandboxing to try to
limit the damage it can do to you, when there's a better alternative?

Chris


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