From nobody Wed Sep 21 18:02:17 2022 X-Original-To: dev-commits-src-all@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4MXmTj5dmRz4d8LH; Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:02:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mike@karels.net) Received: from mail.karels.net (mail.karels.net [216.160.39.52]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4MXmTj3Nyhz3XjC; Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:02:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mike@karels.net) Received: from mail.karels.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.karels.net (8.16.1/8.16.1) with ESMTP id 28LI2Ix4071841; Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:02:18 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from mike@karels.net) Received: from [10.0.2.130] ([10.0.1.1]) by mail.karels.net with ESMTPSA id eqs3DqpRK2OfGAEA4+wvSQ (envelope-from ); Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:02:18 -0500 From: Mike Karels To: Cy Schubert Cc: Brooks Davis , src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: git: 24e1824e4646 - main - Deprecate telnet daemon Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:02:17 -0500 X-Mailer: MailMate (1.14r5913) Message-ID: <8EC34FC3-F299-4B03-AD4E-83D062D0E9F6@karels.net> In-Reply-To: <20220921163951.17C77AC@slippy.cwsent.com> References: <202209211517.28LFHkoJ089471@gitrepo.freebsd.org> <20220921163951.17C77AC@slippy.cwsent.com> List-Id: Commit messages for all branches of the src repository List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/dev-commits-src-all List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spamd-Bar: ---- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4MXmTj3Nyhz3XjC X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[] X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N On 21 Sep 2022, at 11:39, Cy Schubert wrote: > In message <202209211517.28LFHkoJ089471@gitrepo.freebsd.org>, Brooks Da= vis > writ > es: >> The branch main has been updated by brooks: >> >> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=3D24e1824e4646237c5ab8e63= f59fa38e0 >> 76f18ba7 >> >> commit 24e1824e4646237c5ab8e63f59fa38e076f18ba7 >> Author: Brooks Davis >> AuthorDate: 2022-09-21 15:17:04 +0000 >> Commit: Brooks Davis >> CommitDate: 2022-09-21 15:17:04 +0000 >> >> Deprecate telnet daemon >> >> The telnetd codebase is old, unmaintained, and has a number of qua= lity >> 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 quickl= y > produce a telnet client port from the same git repo. (Similarly ftp and= > ftpd.) I have no problem with deprecating (or removing) telnetd in base. I think the client should remain, though. I use it frequently, although not on the telnet port. ftp* are another issue; anonymous FTP is a perfectly reasonable usage. I use it to download FreeBSD images often. Mike > -- = > Cheers, > Cy Schubert > FreeBSD UNIX: Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org > NTP: Web: https://nwtime.org > > e^(i*pi)+1=3D0