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[OCLUG-Tech] Suse security update to Mozila gives strange defect on OC lug digest.

  • Subject: [OCLUG-Tech] Suse security update to Mozila gives strange defect on OC lug digest.
  • From: Charles MacDonald <cmacd [ at ] telecomottawa [ dot ] net>
  • Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 20:42:25 -0400
Yesterday , I accepted the nagging and ran SuSE update on my main
Machine.  (Something I don't do often enough as it always holds up my
computer fax line for 24 hours at 33.x K.

The upgrade puts mozilla up to Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US;
rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050511.  When i was reading OCLUG Digest, Vol 19,
Issue 26, I got as far as the second post.  I se a message that part of
the mail is signed.  I click on the pen and see that I have an
Unverified sig from Micheal Richardson.  (Fine I know he is very good
about always signing his messages.)

I scroll down and see the start of his message
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 13:12:47 -0400
> From: "Michael Richardson" <mcr [ at ] sandelman [ dot ] ottawa [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca>
> Subject: [oclug] appologies from most annoying person
> To: Matthew Wilcox <matthew [ at ] wil [ dot ] cx>
> Cc: oclug [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca
> Message-ID: <16119 [ dot ] 1127063567 [ at ] marajade [ dot ] sandelman [ dot ] ottawa [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca>

And that is as far as I can scroll.  If I ask it to show the source of
the message, I can read the rest of the digest.

> Subject: [oclug] appologies from most annoying person
> To: Matthew Wilcox <matthew [ at ] wil [ dot ] cx>
> Cc: oclug [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca
> Message-ID: <16119 [ dot ] 1127063567 [ at ] marajade [ dot ] sandelman [ dot ] ottawa [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca>
> 
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> 
> 
> Mathew, you are right. I was annoying.
> 
> I appologize. It was very stupid of me.
> 
> I don't think I do it to demonstrate my knowledge, but this is
> self-delusion --- for some reason I think people need to know this
> stuff.  I have an incorrect belief that deep details help to understand
> design decisions that revolve around simple things.
> 
> But, I'm wrong --- they don't need to know it during an introductory
> talk, and I was wrong to interrupt.  
> 
> Again, I'm sorry.
> 
> - -- 
> ]       ON HUMILITY: to err is human. To moo, bovine.           |  firewalls  [
> ]   Michael Richardson,    Xelerance Corporation, Ottawa, ON    |net architect[
> ] mcr [ at ] xelerance [ dot ] com      http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/mcr/ |device driver[
> ] panic("Just another Debian GNU/Linux using, kernel hacking, security guy"); [
> 
> 
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
> Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux)
> Comment: Finger me for keys
> 
> iQCVAwUBQy2gCIqHRg3pndX9AQG2AgP/fPYaILrk+x/D2S8Mb+YlRSuf/oHrOTw/
> T1TZo9yPl4pFpVDnyPWLA73unuSVaAwZMuf8Ft0ciFQS5AaoxT73j0pdAILAKJyo
> CyhaJsVLDPjS0ZSQapx9p9IHdhDzAcev9OAOLqxbfnD+694QpS/iz+xV4HmgFrVT
> 1YFhoKVxYfI=
> =1iGN
> -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> ... and on to the rest of the digest...

I am assuming that there is a quick chekbox change needed, BUT WHERE.

The new version has asked me to set up Enigma mail, and wants me to tell
it where the PGP program is..Is that the problem?, if so what do I tell it.






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Charles MacDonald      cmacd [ at ] TelecomOttawa [ dot ] net     Stittsville Ontario
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