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From: carl@CITHEX.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: The latest security bug
Message-ID: <880414074508.127@CitHex.Caltech.Edu>
Date: 14 Apr 88 14:50:20 GMT
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 > My questions is this: could anyone tell me ("yes" or "no" would be fine)
 > whether the latest bug (the one just patched) involved the SEND command?
 > I want to know because I'd like to be able to argue for the return of
 > SEND privileges, but I first need to know if there is a reason other
 > than harassment for their suspension. If the patch was received here and
 > installed, there should be no exceptionally strong argument against the
 > return of privileges.

Since the bugfix is being distributed by DEC, and not by Joiner Associates,
the answer to your question is obviously NO.  SEND is NOT a part of vanilla
VMS.  It is part of JNET.  A description of the patches follows:

  1) $VWS (miscellaneous fix)

    ! $VWS.VUG
    !
    !	ECO01	DMC				15-Feb-1988
    !	MODULE: VWS
    !		Check for the existence of two VWS images.  If they
    !		exist, ANALYZE to determine the VWS version from which
    !		they were built.  If they are not V3.1 or V3.2 images,
    !		delete the .VUI and .EXE files which will otherwise
    !		be invoked later to provide the updated images.
    !


  2) DBGSSISHR (new image)

    ! DBGSSISHR.EXE
    !
    !	ECO01	KNM0001		17-Feb-1988
    !		MODULE: DBGSSISHR
    !		Update the image with some fixes.
    !


  3) SYS (patch image)

    ! SYS.EXE
    !
    !
    ! Define the following symbols so that the patches can be reapplied.


  4) TTDRIVER (miscellaneous fix)

    ! TTDRIVER.VUG
    !
    !	ECO01	FAK	18-FEB-1988
    !		MODULE: TTDRIVER
    !		Set up to use the appropriate TTDRIVER file based on
    !		which version of VMS is running.


  5) TTDRIVER (new image)

    ! TTDRIVER.EXE
    !
    !	FAK	16-Feb-1988
    ! 
    !	New TTDRIVER image.  This TTDRIVER has changes for VWS, 
    !	8NN console problems, and some miscellaneous fixes.
    !