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Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 01:19:20 -0800
From: "Jan B. Koum " <jkb@best.com>
To: sthaug@nethelp.no
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Subject: Re: New breakin technique?
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On Sun, Feb 21, 1999 at 10:05:22AM +0100, sthaug@nethelp.no wrote:
> > > So why are rpc.statd and portmap started by default in FreeBSD?
> > 
> > 	AFAIK only portmap is started. Not rpc.statd - but I do
> > 	agree with you that portmap should not be started by
> > 	default. Jordan - your call?
> 
> $Id: rc.conf,v 1.83 1999/02/09 04:17:45 dillon Exp $
> ...
> rpc_statd_enable="YES"	# Run NFS rpc.statd if nfs_server (or NO).

	Since NFR is not on by default rpc.statd is not on by default
	either.
	Plus I tend to stay way from NFS when I need security :)

-- Yan


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