Re: About the FreeBSD Security Advisories

From: Kris Kennaway (kris_at_obsecurity.org)
Date: 04/06/05

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    To: Jesper Wallin <jesper@hackunite.net>
    
    
    

    On Wed, Apr 06, 2005 at 03:34:09AM +0200, Jesper Wallin wrote:
    > Hello..
    >
    > I've noticed a delay between when the security advisories are sent and
    > when the cvsup servers, ftp mirrors and web mirrors are updated. Is this
    > delay on purpose to give the users some time to update/patch their
    > system(s) before it hit pages like bugtraq, etc.. or is it just a caused
    > by the delay between when the ftp/cvsup servers are synced?

    The mirrors are updated automatically, i.e. on a regular schedule
    determined by their individual administrators. They're not resynched
    specially when a security advisory is released.

    Kris

    
    



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