Re: [cobalt-users] Apache Exploit-Raq3 thrill seeker...

[Bruce Timberlake <Bruce.Timberlake@xxxxxxx>]

Mailing Lists wrote:
> 
> I see on the Sun/Cobalt web site they have made a statement that
> they will have a upgrade release 6-28-2002 for the Apache issue. 
> I also see that all those posting questions are not getting any 
> answers from Sun though. But they only mention Raq4, 550, XTR and 
> Qube 3. Am I assuming too much to think that all of us Raq3 
> owners, I BTW bought mine about 10 months ago, are SOL???

Yes, you are assuming too much. :)  We have always released exploit-related
fixes for all relevant products.

> Not to start a major flame, but even Microsoft will support the
> older OS's that are less then a couple of years old. Sun is 
> always ranting about MS. Time to practice what they preach.

As far as I know, we are planning to release an upgrade for _all_ affected
platforms, which includes the RaQ3 (which, BTW, is supposed to get an
Apache version upgrade at the same time, to 1.3.20 like other newer Cobalt
appliances), and the older MIPS products.

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Bruce Timberlake
Sun Cobalt Technology Engineer
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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