Can DNS & POP3 on the same server?

David R. Conrad David.Conrad at nominum.com
Sun Jul 2 21:08:23 UTC 2000


> I would use bind 8.2.1 and send mail 8.9.3 they seem to be stable.

NO!  DO NOT USE BIND 8.2.1.

There is a well known root (if you are running named as root) exploit with
scripts my grandmother could use to get root on your machine on just about
every hacker site around.

Use 8.2.2-P5.  If, for some reason, you can't use 8.2.2-P5, then use 8.1.2.

-drc
Executive Director, ISC
VP Engineering, Nominum, Inc.



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