INN FAQ BUGS IN 1.4

INN FAQ Part 6

INN FAQ BUGS IN 1.4

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BUGS IN 1.4
===================================================================== INFO ABOUT 1.5 ===================================================================== INN Version 1.5 has been released. For how to get it look at part1 of this FAQ. ===================================================================== BUGS IN 1.4 ===================================================================== UNOFFICIAL patches for INN 1.4 are available via anonymous FTP at ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/inn/unoff-patches The ones that are highly recommended are: 1.4-to-1.4sec -- Fixes the major security hole in INN. 1.4sec-to-1.4sec2 -- Fixes the remaining known security hole in INN. select-loop-bug.patch -- Under some circumstances innd can lose track of a file descriptor and end up sitting in a select() loop. If your INN suddenly is using up tons of CPU time and not getting much done, install this UNOFFICIAL patch. Some OSs are more susceptible to this bug. THERE ARE MANY MORE at that site, many add some useful features. There is a replacement for innwatch that is written in Perl. Get it from "ftp://ftp.univ-lyon1.fr/pub/unix/news/inn/contrib/innwatch-beta2.pl.gz". This directory is mirrored on ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/inn/unoff-contrib [Source: INN FAQ Part 6 Archive-name: usenet/software/inn-faq/part6] [Last Changed: $Date: 1997/07/01 01:25:41 $ $Revision: 2.21 $] [Copyright: 1997 Heiko Rupp, portions by Tom Limoncelli, Rich Salz, et al.]

BUGS IN 1.4

=====================================================================
INFO ABOUT 1.5
=====================================================================

INN Version 1.5 has been released. For how to get it look at part1 of
this FAQ.

=====================================================================
BUGS IN 1.4
=====================================================================

UNOFFICIAL patches for INN 1.4 are available via anonymous FTP at
ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/inn/unoff-patches

The ones that are highly recommended are:

1.4-to-1.4sec -- Fixes the major security hole in INN.
1.4sec-to-1.4sec2 -- Fixes the remaining known security hole in INN.
select-loop-bug.patch -- Under some circumstances innd can lose track
of a file descriptor and end up sitting in a select()
loop. If your INN suddenly is using up tons of CPU
time and not getting much done, install this UNOFFICIAL
patch. Some OSs are more susceptible to this bug.

THERE ARE MANY MORE at that site, many add some useful features.

There is a replacement for innwatch that is written in Perl. Get it from
"ftp://ftp.univ-lyon1.fr/pub/unix/news/inn/contrib/innwatch-beta2.pl.gz".
This directory is mirrored on ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/inn/unoff-contrib

[Source: INN FAQ Part 6 Archive-name: usenet/software/inn-faq/part6]
[Last Changed: $Date: 1997/07/01 01:25:41 $ $Revision: 2.21 $]
[Copyright: 1997 Heiko Rupp, portions by Tom Limoncelli, Rich Salz, et al.]