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From: MANAGER@SMITH.BITNET (Mary Malmros)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: vms security patch (availability of)
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Date: Mon, 1-Jun-87 13:22:00 EDT
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Kevin Carosso wrote that DEC is making every effort to distribute the patch to
all sites.  This was not my experience.  I called my DEC rep, explained the
situation, and asked for the patch.  She talked to someone else who said that
they were only distributing it to people who could prove that they could do the
hack or that the hack had been done to them. I'm ANNOYED.  I'm VERY VERY
ANNOYED.  My two machines are both on VMS 4.5 and I don't have the option to go
back, even if I were that crazy, because one is an 8500 and needs 4.4 for the
necessary drivers or what ever.  Furthermore, they're connected via DECnet to
about 22 machines at other sites in the area, all college/university sites with
God knows how many students who think that terrorizing systems managers is the
greatest new fun activity since someone discovered how to pull the wings off
flies.

Okay, flame off and sorry for the extraneous @^%#^$^!%#$%.  I would appreciate
it if anyone can help in the following ways:

1.  Does anyone else who is on software self-maintenance know of any
recourse other than DEC reps, when dealing with buggy software?

2.  Does anyone know when 4.6 will be out, and does anyone have any more
definite ideas about whether it will contain a fix?

3.  Failing in either of this, can anyone show me the hole so I can get the
patch?  I understand that no one wants to post it, but I will call you or
you can call me or I'll meet you somewhere and give you the secret password or
whatever.

PLEASE HELP.

Mary Malmros
Systems Manager
Center for Academic Computing
Stoddard Hall 24
Smith College
Northampton MA 01063
(413) 584-2700 x3073