FYI, looks like support for Racoon is ending. Does anyone have any
experience with the version in ipsec-tools ?
---Mike
>Racoon users,
>
>This is the announcement that the kame project will quit providing
>a key management daemon, the racoon, and that "ipsec-tools" will
become
>the formal team to release the racoon.
>The final release of the racoon in the kame project will be on 4/25.
>
>Because there were some problem for users currently,
> - I did not add new feature.
> - I intent to fix security holes and apply patches.
> however, it could not be enough done.
> - I could not reply your questions, bug reports and
> useful suggestions.
>I was sorry that it was not enough support for users. I was thinking
>that I would not want to make trouble for users anymore.
>
>There is another racoon as known as "ipsec-tools" in the
sourceforge.
>It is being developed very actively, is stable than racoon and
>implemented radical feature. But it is sometime trouble for users
>that double racoons are released. It is also wasteful that development
>resource is devided. I was thinking that two racoon could be merged.
>
>There was an oppotunity having a meeting with some of
"ipsec-tools"
>developers at the IETF 62th in Minneapolis. I told my thought to
>the developers. They willingly agreed with my proposal.
>
>They told me that they could become the formal support team. So the kame
>project decided to quit providing, and supporting racoon.
>
>If you are interesting in the "ipsec-tools", please visit thier
web page,
> http://ipsec-tools.sourceforge.net/
>and subscribe to the mailing list by yourself.
> http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ipsec-tools-devel
>
>Thank you up to now, and best regards,
>
>P.S.
>Some people interested in "racoon2". It is still pre-alpha
version,
>not satisfied with users. I will concentrate developping
"racoon2"
>to be stable. It needs more than one year at least.
>
>//Shoichi Sakane
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