[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Robert Hicks wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > T. Bryan wrote: > > > > Thomas Heller wrote: > > > > > > > > > I cannot connect to starship.python.net: neither http, nor can I login > > > > > interactively with ssl (and the host key seems to have changed as > > > > > well). > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone know more? > > > > > > > > starship.python.net was compromised. It looked like a rootkit may have > > > > been > > > > installed. The volunteer admins are in the process of reinstalling the > > > > OS > > > > and rebuilding the system. That process will probably take a few days > > > > at > > > > least. > > > > > > Does anyone know more? > > > > > > What about the integrity of the python packages hosted there? > > > When was the site compromised? > > > I just installed the python 2.5 pywin module last week. > > > Should I be concerned? > > > > > > Is this related to the Python security problem recently announced? > > > > Did you even read about the vulnerability? > > Yes. Do you have any answers, or do you just enjoy posting irrevelant > responses?
I guess his response implied that what's irrelevant here is the vulnerability, and accordingly your worries about it. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
