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Debian LTS: DLA-1657-1 Critical: End Of Life For Enigmail Package

debian lts
Calendar Grey February 1, 2019
Dist Debian Esm H88
Debian announces the discontinuation of the Enigmail package in jessie, recommending users to upgrade for continued security assistance.
debian-security-support, the Debian security support coverage checker, has been updated in jessie
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Summary

While Enigmail is still available on addons.mozilla.org, we do not
recommend that package is used, as downloads and executes arbitrary
binaries from the internet without the user's knowledge. It also doesn't
respect's Debian commitment to free software, in that it is not
buildable from source.

We instead recommend you upgrade workstations needing Enigmail to Debian
stretch where proper updates are available.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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<pre><font face="Courier">Package: debian-security-support
Version: 2019.02.01~deb8u1

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