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authorTheo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org>2000-05-03 03:06:15 +0000
committerTheo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org>2000-05-03 03:06:15 +0000
commit7bce6dfca1210478344835b24ef6bc008c54040a (patch)
treedc905753426f43add90b1dc91dfef0adeb72e852 /etc/root/root.mail
parentf573786cc852bd3ffa5638178df323ea6a681366 (diff)
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@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-From deraadt@do-not-reply.openbsd.org Tue Dec 1 04:50:00 MDT 1999
+From deraadt@do-not-reply.openbsd.org Tue May 2 04:50:00 MDT 2000
Return-Path: root
-Date: Tue Dec 1 04:50:00 MDT 1999
+Date: Tue May 2 04:50:00 MDT 2000
From: deraadt@do-not-reply.openbsd.org (Theo de Raadt)
To: root
-Subject: Welcome to OpenBSD 2.6! Secure by Default!
+Subject: Welcome to OpenBSD 2.7! Secure by Default!
This message attempts to describe the most basic initial questions that a
system administrator of an OpenBSD box might have. You are urged to save
@@ -23,38 +23,129 @@ further information regarding configuration in the file /usr/X11R6/README.
Several popular binary packages (pre-compiled applications) are available
for most architectures. If you installed from a CD-ROM the packages
-are on the same CD-ROM you installed from in the directory 2.6/packages.
+are on the same CD-ROM you installed from in the directory 2.7/packages.
CD-ROM Space permitted us to include the following packages for the most common
architectures:
- Xaw3d-1.5.tgz aalib-1.2.tgz autoconf-2.13.tgz
- bash-2.03.tgz bison-1.27.tgz bzip2-0.9.5d.tgz
- compface-1.0.tgz emacs-20.3.tgz enscript-1.6.1.tgz
- ethereal-0.7.4.tgz fetchmail-5.1.0.tgz gettext-0.10.35.tgz
- ghostscript-5.10.tgz gimp-1.1.9.tgz glib-1.2.4.tgz
- gmake-3.77.tgz gnuplot-3.7.tgz gtk+-1.2.4.tgz
- gv-3.5.8.tgz id-utils-3.2d.tgz iozone-3.9.tgz
- jpeg-6b.tgz m4-1.4.tgz ircii-2.8.2-epic3.004.tgz
- metamail-2.7.tgz mm-1.0.11.tgz mpeg_lib-1.2.1.tgz
- nmh-1.0.tgz pine-4.10.tgz netpipes-4.1.1-export.tgz
- png-1.0.3.tgz screen-3.7.6.tgz sharutils-4.2.tgz
- sniffit-0.3.5.tgz tar-1.13.tgz tcl-8.0.5.tgz
- tcsh-6.09.00.tgz tiff-3.4b37.tgz tk-8.0.5.tgz
- unzip-5.40.tgz wget-1.5.3.tgz xcolors-1.3.tgz
- xntp3-5.93e-export.tgz
+ ADMfzap-0.1.tgz gsm-1.0.10.tgz png-1.0.3.tgz
+ ADMsmb-0.2.tgz gtk+-1.2.7.tgz pngcrush-1.4.1.tgz
+ ADMsnmp-0.1.tgz gtkglarea-1.2.2.tgz pop3gwd-1.2.tgz
+ CDDB-1.02.tgz guavac-1.2.tgz popa3d-0.4.tgz
+ MIME-Base64-2.11.tgz gv-3.5.8.tgz popclient-3.0b6.tgz
+ MPEG-MP3Info-0.71.tgz ha-0.999b.tgz poppassd-4.0.tgz
+ Mesa-3.0.tgz hackdata.tgz postfix-19991231-pl06.tgz
+ PGPlib.tgz hexedit-1.1.0.tgz postgresql-6.5.3.tgz
+ XPostitPlus-2.3.tgz hoc-1.1.tgz prc-tools-0.5.0.tgz
+ Xaw3d-1.5.tgz hping-2.0b53.tgz procmail-3.14.tgz
+ aalib-1.2.tgz html-4.0b.tgz proxy-suite-1.7.tgz
+ abuse-2.0.tgz httptunnel-3.0.tgz psutils-1.17-a4.tgz
+ ac3dec-0.5.6.tgz icmpinfo-1.11.tgz publicfile-0.52.tgz
+ adcomplain-3.49.tgz id-utils-3.2d.tgz qmail-1.03.tgz
+ afterstep-1.8.0.tgz idiff-1.0.tgz qmailanalog-0.70.tgz
+ apc-upsd.tgz indent-2.2.2.tgz queso-980922.tgz
+ arpcatch.tgz info2html-1.1.tgz remind-0.3.tgz
+ arpwatch-2.1a4.tgz isic-0.05.tgz rplay-3.3.0.tgz
+ asmail-0.50.tgz iso12083-1993.tgz rsync-2.4.1.tgz
+ aterm-0.3.6.tgz iso8879-1986.tgz rsynth-2.0.tgz
+ aub-2.0.5.tgz ispell-3.1.20.tgz rtty-3.2.tgz
+ autoconf-2.13.tgz ja-kterm-6.2.0.tgz rxp-1.1.tgz
+ automake-1.4.tgz ja-less-3.32p2.48.tgz rxvt-2.7.2.tgz
+ axe-6.1.2.tgz ja-nkf-1.62.tgz samba-2.0.6.tgz
+ bash-1.14.7-static.tgz jbigkit-1.1.tgz screen-3.9.5.tgz
+ bash-2.04-static.tgz jed-0.99.10.tgz sdd-1.22.tgz
+ beav-1.40-13.tgz jive-1.1.tgz serialmail-0.75.tgz
+ bibview-2.2.tgz joe-2.8.tgz setquota-0.1.tgz
+ bing-1.0.4.tgz john-1.6.tgz sharity-light-1.2.tgz
+ bison-1.27.tgz jpeg-6b.tgz sharutils-4.2.tgz
+ blackbox-0.51.3.1.tgz jpilot-0.98.tgz shtool-1.4.7.tgz
+ bladeenc-0.92.tgz kaffe-1.0.5.tgz slash-3.2.2-e8-x11.tgz
+ blast-1.0.tgz kakasi-2.3.1.tgz slash-3.2.2-e8.tgz
+ boehm-gc-4.12.tgz lclint-2.4b.tgz slirp-1.0c.tgz
+ bonnie-1.0.tgz lesstif-0.89.9.tgz slrn-0.9.6.2.tgz
+ bounix-1.21.tgz lha-1.14f.tgz smurflog-2.1.tgz
+ bricons-3.0.tgz libIDL-0.6.5.tgz snort-1.5.1.tgz
+ buffer-1.17.1.tgz libaudiofile-0.1.9.tgz socket-1.1.tgz
+ bulk_mailer-1.5.tgz libghttp-1.0.4.tgz sox-12.15.tgz
+ bvi-1.2.0.tgz libgii-0.1.tgz splitvt-1.6.3.tgz
+ bzip2-0.9.5d.tgz libicq-0.33.tgz squid-2.2.tgz
+ c2html-0.9.tgz libident-0.22.tgz star-1.2.tgz
+ calc-2.11.1t3.0.tgz libnet-1.0.tgz starlanes-1.2.2.tgz
+ catdoc-0.90b4.tgz libnids-1.13.tgz stat-1.3.tgz
+ cdrecord-1.6.1.tgz libproplist-0.10.1.tgz strobe-1.06.tgz
+ cfs-1.3.3.tgz libslang-1.4.0.tgz stunnel-3.8.tgz
+ cgichk-3.0.tgz libtool-1.3.3.tgz swisswatch-0.06.tgz
+ cgiparse-0.8e.tgz libxml-1.0.0.tgz tar-1.13.tgz
+ checkpassword-0.81.tgz links-0.84.tgz tcl-8.0.5.tgz
+ clog-1.6.tgz linux_lib-2.6.1.tgz tcl-8.3.0.tgz
+ cops-1.04.tgz linuxdoc-1.1.tgz tcpblast-1.0.tgz
+ crack-5.0.tgz logsurfer-1.5.tgz tcpflow-0.12.tgz
+ ctm.tgz lupe-0.07.tgz tcpreplay-1.0.1.tgz
+ ctwm-3.5.tgz lzo-1.06.tgz tcptrace-5.2.1.tgz
+ curl-6.5.2.tgz m4-1.4.tgz tcsh-6.09.00-static.tgz
+ daemontools-0.70.tgz magicpoint-1.05a.tgz teTeX_base-1.0.7.tgz
+ dante-1.1.1.tgz malsync-1.6.tgz teTeX_texmf-1.0.2.tgz
+ deco-3.8.3.tgz mawk-1.3.3.tgz tidy-13jan00.tgz
+ dejagnu-1.3.tgz mess822-0.58.tgz tiff-3.5.4.tgz
+ delay-1.4.tgz metamail-2.7.tgz tintin-1.5.6.tgz
+ detex-2.6.tgz mgdiff-1.0.tgz tircproxy-0.4.3.tgz
+ dgpsip-1.32.tgz micq-0.4.5.tgz tk-8.0.5.tgz
+ dialog-0.6z.tgz mirror-2.9.tgz tk-8.3.0.tgz
+ dot-forward-0.71.tgz mm-1.0.12.tgz tosha-0.6.tgz
+ dxpc-3.8.0.tgz movemail-1.0.tgz tracker-5.3.tgz
+ electricfence-2.0.5.tgz mp3cddb.tgz trafshow-3.1.tgz
+ emacs-20.3-no_x11.tgz mp3encode-1.10.tgz transfig-3.2.3.tgz
+ emacs-20.3.tgz mp3info-0.2.16.tgz tvtwm-pl11.tgz
+ enscript-1.6.1.tgz mpage-2.5-a4.tgz ucspi-tcp-0.88.tgz
+ epic4-pre2.507.tgz mpage-2.5-legal.tgz unace-1.2b.tgz
+ es-0.9a1.tgz mpage-2.5-us-letter.tgz unzip-5.40.tgz
+ esound-0.2.16.tgz mpeg_lib-1.3.1.tgz usbutil-0.4.tgz
+ ethereal-0.8.7.tgz mpeg_play-2.4.tgz viewfax-2.3.tgz
+ expect-5.31.tgz mpegaudio-3.9.tgz viz-1.1.1.tgz
+ ezmlm-0.53.tgz mpg123-0.59r.tgz vrfy-99.05.22.tgz
+ fastforward-0.51.tgz mrtg-2.8.12.tgz waveplay-1.0.tgz
+ fetchmail-5.3.8.tgz mtr-0.41.tgz wdiff-0.5.tgz
+ figlet-2.2.tgz mutt-1.0.1i-curses.tgz weblint-1.020.tgz
+ firewalk-0.8.tgz mysql-3.22.32.tgz webmin-0.79.tgz
+ fltk-1.0.7.tgz nbaudit-1.0.tgz wget-1.5.3.tgz
+ flwm-0.25.tgz ncftp-2.4.3.tgz wide-dhcp-1.4.0.3.tgz
+ fping-1.20.tgz nedit-5.0.2.tgz windowmaker-0.62.1.tgz
+ fragrouter-1.6.tgz nemesis-1.0.tgz wmx-6pre1.tgz
+ freeciv-1.10.0.tgz nessus-0.98.3.tgz wterm-6.2.6.tgz
+ freefonts-0.10.tgz netatalk-990130.tgz xcoloredit-1.2.tgz
+ freetype-1.3.tgz nethack-3.3.0-x11.tgz xcolors-1.3.tgz
+ freeze-2.5.tgz nethack-3.3.0.tgz xemacs-20.4-mule.tgz
+ fxtv-0.48.tgz netpipe-2.3.tgz xfig-3.2.3a.tgz
+ gd-1.8.1.tgz netpipes-4.1.1-export.tgz xfm-1.3.2.tgz
+ gdbm-1.8.0.tgz netris-0.5.tgz xforms-0.88.tgz
+ getbdf-1.0.tgz newsfetch-1.21.tgz xkobo-1.11-harder.tgz
+ gettext-0.10.35.tgz nmap-2.3b18.tgz xkobo-1.11.tgz
+ ghostscript-5.50.tgz nmapfe-0.9.5.tgz xmahjongg-3.3.tgz
+ ghostview-1.5.tgz nmh-1.0.4.tgz xmysql-1.9.tgz
+ gicq-0.33.tgz nsping-0.8.tgz xmysqladmin-1.0.tgz
+ gif2png-2.3.2.tgz nspmod-0.1.tgz xntp3-5.93e-export.tgz
+ giflib-4.1.0.tgz ntop-1.1.tgz xpat2-1.04.tgz
+ gifsicle-1.17.tgz nvi-m17n-1.79.19991117.tgz xpdf-0.90.tgz
+ gimp-1.1.17.tgz otcl-1.0a4.tgz xspread-2.1.tgz
+ glib-1.2.7.tgz par-1.51.tgz ytalk-3.1.1.tgz
+ gmake-3.78.1.tgz pchar-1.1.1.tgz zap-1.1.tgz
+ gnuls-4.0.tgz php3-3.0.16.tgz zoo-2.10.1.tgz
+ gnupg-1.0.1.tgz pilot-link-0.9.3.tgz zsh-3.0.7-static.tgz
+ gperf-2.7.19981006.tgz pilot_makedoc-0.7.tgz zsh-3.1.6-static.tgz
+ gracula-3.0.tgz pkfonts300-1.0.tgz
+ gsl-0.3b.tgz plor-0.3.2.tgz
These and many other packages are also available via ftp at
- ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.6/packages/
+ ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.7/packages/
If you do not find a package you want on the CD, please go look at your
nearest FTP mirror site.
Select your architecture and download the tarballs of your choice. For example
to install the emacs package for i386, execute
# mount /dev/cd0a /cdrom
- # pkg_add /cdrom/2.6/packages/i386/emacs-20.3.tgz
+ # pkg_add -v /cdrom/2.7/packages/i386/emacs-20.3.tgz
or alternatively install them via FTP thus
- # pkg_add ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.6/packages/i386/emacs-20.3.tgz
+ # pkg_add -v ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.7/packages/i386/emacs-20.3.tgz
Other important packages which are not permitted on the CD (due to patents) are
available on our FTP servers (as described above). In particular, we provide
@@ -70,8 +161,8 @@ which have had a few troublesome routines removed -- the programs listed above
will not be fully functional as a result. Libraries which _include_ the
troublesome routines are available and can be FTP installed, as long as you meet
the follow (legal) criteria:
- (1) Outside the USA, no restrictions apply. Use ssl26.tar.gz.
- (2) Inside the USA, non-commercial entities may install sslUSA26.tar.gz.
+ (1) Outside the USA, no restrictions apply. Use ssl27.tgz.
+ (2) Inside the USA, non-commercial entities may install sslUSA27.tgz.
(3) Commercial entities in the USA are left in the cold, due to how the
licences work. (This is how the USA crypto export policy feels to the
rest of the world.)
@@ -81,15 +172,31 @@ If you did not install the ssl package yet, it is easily installed at any time
You are STRONGLY urged to use ssh instead of telnet, rlogin, or rsh!
ssh is included in OpenBSD systems which have shared libraries (i386, sparc,
-mips, m68k), and relies on the ssl26.tar.gz package, which contains the
+mips, m68k), and relies on the ssl27.tgz package, which contains the
patented RSA code. This package is available on all our FTP servers, but NOT
included on the CD. During the system install, this package was probably
-already installed (use pkg_info(1) to see if ssl26 or sslUSA26 are installed).
-
-On non-shared library systems (powerpc, m88k, alpha) you should install one
+already installed (use pkg_info(1) to see if ssl27 or sslUSA27 are installed).
+
+As of OpenBSD 2.7, the provided ssh implementation (ie. OpenSSH) contains
+support for ssh 2.0 protocol. This protocol uses the freely-useable DSA
+public key algorithm for key exchange instead of the patented RSA algorithm.
+Full DSA support is included in OpenBSD, and the server is started by default.
+ ssh will therefore work fine as long as you connect to/from a server/client
+which also supports the 2.0 protocol.
+
+The RSA patent expires on September 21, 2000. After this date, you may use
+either of the previously mentioned ssl27 packages in any environment,
+commercial or otherwise. After that date, we recommend that you use the
+ssl27 package instead of the sslUSA27, not because there is any real outward
+difference between them, but we feel more comfortable with the quality of the
+non-USA code.
+
+On non-shared library systems (powerpc, m88k, alpha) you could install one
of the ssh packages provided on the FTP sites:
ssh-intl-1.2.27.tgz
ssh-usa-1.2.27.tgz
+or you may see if the developer for that architecture has compiled a static
+version of OpenSSH.
Significant efforts were made to centralize all system configuration in the
/etc directory. You should be able to find each of the configuration files
@@ -111,8 +218,7 @@ developers who have made OpenBSD what it is, and thus make it possible for this
wonderful process to continue. For more information on how you can help,
please see www.OpenBSD.org/goals.html and visit www.OpenBSD.org/donations.html
to see a list of those who have donated money, equipment, or other resources
-to ensure OpenBSD continues. (Thus far, most of those who have donated have
-been developers themselves).
+to ensure OpenBSD continues.
If you wish to ensure that OpenBSD runs better on your machines, please do us
a favor (after you have your mail system setup!) and type something like:
@@ -122,7 +228,7 @@ including a bit of information about your machine in the subject or the body
can help us even further. We will use this information to improve device driver
support in future releases. (Please do this using the supplied GENERIC kernel,
not for a custom compiled kernel, unless you're unable to boot the GENERIC
-kernel). The device driver information we get from this helps us fix existing
+kernel). The device driver information we get from this helps us fix existing
drivers. Thank you!
(If you used 'mail' to read this message and it scrolled by too quickly,