Re: [TCLUG:22353] Slackware/Caldera/Installfest/kPPP

["Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@veldy.net>]

I believe even 7.1 has a wu-ftpd that is exploitable.  I recieved a Bugtraq
email on it about a week ago.  It mentioned getting a new package out of the
current tree.  It upgrades to the .1 version.

Tom Veldhouse
veldy@veldy.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Maloney" <adamm@sihope.com>
To: <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG:22353] Slackware/Caldera/Installfest/kPPP


> Slack 7.0.0 was missing some important things for yp, so I've coasterized
> all my slack-7 CD's and I'm only using 7.1 now.  7.1 Also has the
> currently non-exploitable version of wu-ftpd, which is what you want
> since I'm seeing ftpd scans to my entire netblock about twice a week.
>
> Adam Maloney
> Systems Administrator
> Sihope Communications
>
> On Sun, 8 Oct 2000, Michael Vieths wrote:
>
> > Any preference on version of Slack?  I've got the shiney packaged
version
> > of 7.0 and a burned copy of 7.1 (can bring 'em both).  If all you want
is
> > minicom, you can just download the .tgz file from www.slackware.com.
> > Click on 'packages', and it's in the a1 (base) section as minicom.tgz.
If
> > you've got a copy of pkgtool, just installpkg minicom.tgz.  If not, you
> > can tar -zxvf it and copy the files by hand.
> >
> > Michael Vieths
> > Foeclan@Winternet.Com
> >
> > On Sun, 8 Oct 2000, Adam Maloney wrote:
> >
> > > Slackware good is.  It does come w/ Minicom.  You also probably want
to
> > > use pppd and set it up with pppsetup, which was written by a friend of
> > > mine.  I was able to set it up on my own before I was really into
Linux,
> > > so it's pretty painless if your modem cooperates.
> > >
> > > Adam Maloney
> > > Systems Administrator
> > > Sihope Communications
> > >
> > > On Sun, 8 Oct 2000, Blake wrote:
> > >
> > > > Someone bring a copy of Slackware and RedHat to the installfest, I
need a (burned) copy of
> > > > both...Caldera didnt come with minicom, and kPPP doesnt dial right.
Someone told me that
> > > > Slack comes with minicom.
> > > > Heres a log of what kPPP does:
> > > >
> > > > ATZ ;turn on modem
> > > > OK ;response from modem
> > > > ATDT6122527007  ;dial mr.net
> > > > OK  ;response from modem
> > > >
> > > > After that, kPPP insists on sitting there and pooping on itself...(I
have an external modem btw)
> > > > -Blake (Pizza is Linux compatable)
> > > >
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