Re: [Zope-dev] Re: Resolved security-related collector issues for the public?

2004-01-23 Thread Dieter Maurer
Maik Jablonski wrote at 2004-1-21 23:42 +0100: > ... >If we don't have a easy-to-install-security-fix for such people (or a so >called "stable" release, which works out of the box) we should a little >bit cautious about releasing exploits. That's my point... Almost all the issues covered by Zope

Re: [Zope-dev] Re: Resolved security-related collector issues for the public?

2004-01-21 Thread Casey Duncan
On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 16:16:15 -0800 Jamie Heilman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maik Jablonski wrote: > > There are many admins / users out there who aren't able to do this > > (maybe they should learn it, but that's another point). Installing > > Zope 2.6.3 was a big mess (even renaming in the ZMI

Re: [Zope-dev] Re: Resolved security-related collector issues for the public?

2004-01-21 Thread Anthony Baxter
>>> Jamie Heilman wrote > Given that ZC clearly doesn't have the resources available to do (a), > irrespective of if its even technically feasible, we can rule it out. > And (b), well (b) just screws everybody. Exploits are a byproduct of > understanding the vulnerability, they're a natural part

Re: [Zope-dev] Re: Resolved security-related collector issues for the public?

2004-01-21 Thread Jamie Heilman
Maik Jablonski wrote: > There are many admins / users out there who aren't able to do this > (maybe they should learn it, but that's another point). Installing Zope > 2.6.3 was a big mess (even renaming in the ZMI was broken) and most > people rolled back to 2.6.2. Some people run even 2.5.1 (lo

[Zope-dev] Re: Resolved security-related collector issues for the public?

2004-01-21 Thread Maik Jablonski
Hi Jamie, Jamie Heilman wrote: Hiding the bugs doesn't avoid anything, it just leaves zope administrators helpless in the dark. ... > How exactly was ZC supposed to release a new version of Zope with the fixes but at the same time not divulge the nature of the security flaws? Release an obsfucate