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Date:      Thu, 27 Oct 1994 12:14:41 -0700
From:      Paul Traina <pst>
To:        CVS-commiters, cvs-libexec
Subject:   cvs commit: src/libexec/ftpd pathnames.h
Message-ID:  <199410271914.MAA20416@freefall.cdrom.com>

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pst         94/10/27 12:14:40

  Modified:    libexec/ftpd pathnames.h
  Log:
  Printing out /etc/motd when a ftp login occurs is a security hole
  (as is printing out a version number at the telnet login banner).
  
  Don't print out /etc/motd when people login, instead if present,
  print out /etc/ftpmotd.  It looks like 4.4lite2 has done something similar
  (perhaps for different reasons) because /etc/motd no longer shows up
  on vangogh.
  
  Folks who like the old behavior can create a symbolic link to motd.



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