From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Barry Margolin Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: What's the problem with the authenticity of 21.3? Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 22:02:25 GMT Organization: Level(3) Communications, Woburn, MA Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1060814030 28918 80.91.224.253 (13 Aug 2003 22:33:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 22:33:50 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Aug 14 00:33:48 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19n4Bg-0003xA-00 for ; Thu, 14 Aug 2003 00:33:48 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19n48b-000051-NT for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 13 Aug 2003 18:30:37 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!cambridge1-snf1.gtei.net!nycmny1-snh1.gtei.net!crtntx1-snh1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!news.level3.com.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Mail-Copies-To: never X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test72 (19 April 1999) Originator: barmar@genuity.net (Barry Margolin) Original-Lines: 23 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 171.78.176.30 Original-X-Trace: news.level3.com 1060812145 171.78.176.30 (Wed, 13 Aug 2003 22:02:25 GMT) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 22:02:25 GMT Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:115873 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:11792 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:11792 In article , Alan Mackenzie wrote: >Hi everybody. > >I was looking at the gnu ftp server and one of its mirrors last night, >with a view to downloading 21.3, (or at least, a patch to upgrade to it). > >Instead of this, I could find only the file >emacs-21.3.tar.gz.back-RSN.README which contained a massive list of files >(about 690) which are currently unavailable "because their authenticity >is being confirmed. We expect to have them uploaded Real Soon Now >(RSN)." > >Can anybody throw any light upon what's going on? I just saw a CERT Advisory that said that root on ftp.gnu.org has been compromised since March. They've presumably been going through all the software on it and verifying that it hasn't been corrupted by the cracker. -- Barry Margolin, barry.margolin@level3.com Level(3), Woburn, MA *** DON'T SEND TECHNICAL QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO ME, post them to newsgroups. Please DON'T copy followups to me -- I'll assume it wasn't posted to the group.