[Box Backup] boxbackup bug with openssl

Chris Wilson boxbackup@fluffy.co.uk
Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:38:07 +0100 (BST)


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Hi Marton,

On Sun, 12 Aug 2007, N=E9her M=E1rton wrote:

> Chris Wilson wrote:
>>  This looks like an OpenSSL bug. Please try to use a newer version of
>>  OpenSSL on that client.
>
> Actually, it is not possible for me to upgrade the openssl (that machine=
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> is integrated with hosting administration hacks so much, that I don't=20
> dare to change anything important right now), that's why I wrote that I=
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> had pumped the data through nfs to an another machine. Btw, it has=20
> worked with that version once, that's why i asked, i tought that there=20
> is a secret option somewhere, to make them compatible. It is not very=20
> important right now.

Sorry for tthe delayed reply, I've been on holiday in Mexico without=20
access to email and still working through the backlog.

There is a "secret" option to enable compatibility with OpenSSL 0.9.6, but=
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this is definitely not recommended. In any case I doubt very much that it=
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will help you with this problem unless you are actually running 0.9.6 on=20
this client.

There is a serious bug with OpenSSL 0.9.8d/e (see=20
http://bbdev.fluffy.co.uk/trac/ticket/21 for details). What hardware, OS,=
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and OpenSSL version are you running on? And what version of Box Backup,=20
0.10 release?

If you are running OpenSSL 0.9.8d/e and refuse to upgrade or downgrade,=20
then I'm afraid I don't have the resoures to help you right now. If not,=20
then I would really appreciate the details of your client configuration.

When you say "=A3i has worked with that version once", which version do you=
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mean? And do you know what you did just before it stopped working?

Cheers, Chris.
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