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Date:      Thu, 14 Sep 2000 07:50:05 -0400 (EDT)
From:      "Chris D. Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        "Louis A. Mamakos" <louie@TransSys.COM>, security@freebsd.org, ade@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: potential security exposure in GNOME/ORBit?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009140749270.86399-100000@earth.causticlabs.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009132204050.48270-100000@freefall.freebsd.org>

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On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Kris Kennaway wrote:

> On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Louis A. Mamakos wrote:
> 
> > I'd suggest that minimally there be a warning, or perhaps that the
> > orbitrc file be installed to turn off this "feature" when the 
> > devel/ORBit port is installed.
> 
> Unless anyone can think of compelling reasons to have network listening
> enabled, I'd prefer to have it disabled by default.
> 
> GNOME scares me :-)
> 

I agree...it gives me the willies too :)

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