Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:39:51 -0700 From: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org> Cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: git: 24e1824e4646 - main - Deprecate telnet daemon Message-ID: <20220921163951.17C77AC@slippy.cwsent.com> In-Reply-To: <202209211517.28LFHkoJ089471@gitrepo.freebsd.org> References: <202209211517.28LFHkoJ089471@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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In message <202209211517.28LFHkoJ089471@gitrepo.freebsd.org>, Brooks Davis writ es: > The branch main has been updated by brooks: > > URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=24e1824e4646237c5ab8e63f59fa38e0 > 76f18ba7 > > commit 24e1824e4646237c5ab8e63f59fa38e076f18ba7 > Author: Brooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org> > AuthorDate: 2022-09-21 15:17:04 +0000 > Commit: Brooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org> > CommitDate: 2022-09-21 15:17:04 +0000 > > Deprecate telnet daemon > > The telnetd codebase is old, unmaintained, and has a number of quality > issues. Users wishing to provide telnetd service should find a > maintained implementation. The telnet client is NOT deprecated as it > is lower risk. > > Reviewed by: pauamma, kevans, kp, melifaro > MFC After: 3 days > Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D36619 > --- > contrib/telnet/telnetd/telnetd.8 | 7 ++++++- > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/contrib/telnet/telnetd/telnetd.8 b/contrib/telnet/telnetd/telnet > d.8 > index 6c5db4596661..07ce62936d23 100644 > --- a/contrib/telnet/telnetd/telnetd.8 > +++ b/contrib/telnet/telnetd/telnetd.8 > @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ > .\" @(#)telnetd.8 8.4 (Berkeley) 6/1/94 > .\" $FreeBSD$ > .\" > -.Dd August 28, 2008 > +.Dd September 21, 2022 > .Dt TELNETD 8 > .Os > .Sh NAME > @@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ protocol server > .Op Fl p Ar loginprog > .Op Fl u Ar len > .Op Fl debug Op Ar port > +.SH DEPRECATION NOTICE > +.Nm > +is deprecated and may not be available in > +.Fx 14.0 > +and later. > .Sh DESCRIPTION > The > .Nm > I'm not sure if here is a good place but we might want to mention that those who still need telnetd will find it in ports/net/freebsd-telnetd. The same repo contains the telnet client. When we're ready I can quickly produce a telnet client port from the same git repo. (Similarly ftp and ftpd.) -- Cheers, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> FreeBSD UNIX: <cy@FreeBSD.org> Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org NTP: <cy@nwtime.org> Web: https://nwtime.org e^(i*pi)+1=0
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