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Re: [PLUG] security.debian.org up in flames (and others) (fwd)
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Wow, doesn't that NOC have any fire protection???
gabriel rosenkoetter wrote:
>
> Probably relevent here as well...
>
> (Martin's the guy who ran the key-signing at LISA 2000. He went to
> Swarthmore with me, lives in Switzerland these days, and is a
> maintainer for various Debian packages.)
>
> --
> gabriel rosenkoetter
> gr@eclipsed.net
>
> ----- Forwarded message from martin f krafft <madduck@madduck.net> -----
>
> From: martin f krafft <madduck@madduck.net>
> Subject: security.debian.org up in flames (and others)
> Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 16:46:58 +0100
> To: unizh debian club <debian-unizh@madduck.net>,
> slug <slug@sccs.swarthmore.edu>, mlug <linux-ug@leo.org>,
> network gurus <cong@agouros.de>
> Delivered-To: gr@eclipsed.net
> Delivered-To: slug@sccs.swarthmore.edu
> Mail-Followup-To: unizh debian club <debian-unizh@madduck.net>,
> slug <slug@sccs.swarthmore.edu>, mlug <linux-ug@leo.org>,
> network gurus <cong@agouros.de>
> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i
> X-OS: Debian GNU/Linux testing/unstable kernel 2.4.19-grsec+freeswan-fishbowl i686
> X-Mailer: Mutt 1.4i (2002-05-29)
> X-Motto: Keep the good times rollin'
> X-Subliminal-Message: debian/rules!
> X-Virus-Scanned: on seamus.madduck.net by AMaViS new-20020517
> Errors-To: slug-admin@sccs.swarthmore.edu
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> X-BeenThere: slug@sccs.swarthmore.edu
>
> [excuse the crosspost]
>
> This is on slashdot, but also startling. don't flame me.
>
> http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/20/132259&mode=thread&tid=99
>
> in short, the Dutch Twente NOC caught fire this morning, hosing
> security.debian.org and non-us.debian.org. In addition, large portions
> of Kazaa and a lot of Warez sites. It's totally one of the more
> important NOCs for Europe.
>
> Use the following lines in /etc/apt/sources.list instead, until
> klecker.debian.org is set up to become security.debian.org. This will
> probably happen within the next 24 hours, but don't hold me
> responsible if not.
>
> deb ftp://download.xs4all.nl/pub/mirror/debian-security stable/main contrib non-free
>
> Note that there won't be any security fixes added to that server until
> security.debian.org is back.
>
> Check http://www.bsdfreaks.nl/files/brand.htm for pictures.
>
> Wow!
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