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Date:      Wed, 29 Oct 1997 10:30:53 -0500 (EST)
From:      Hetzels@aol.com
To:        karl@mcs.net
Cc:        ports@freebsd.org, isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Apache FrontPage Module Port Completed
Message-ID:  <971029103052_1078707231@mrin41.mail.aol.com>

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In a message dated 97-10-28 18:26:35 EST, karl@Mcs.Net (Karl Denninger)
writes:

> SUID root programs for file transfers should be confined to those which
have
>  many YEARS of experience under their belts - like ftpd.  There is
absolutely
>  NO REASON that Microsoft could not support FTP transfers from Frontpage,
and
>  if they did, this entire security fiasco would be moot.
>  
>  And yes, I've told Microsoft this -- for almost two years.  
>  
>  They don't care, and until they do, I'm not risking my machines on their
>  no-source code.
>  
But they have provided the source code for the FrontPage Module & the fpexe
program.  Take a look at it. If there is a patch to make it safer let me know
and I will gladly include it into the port.

Scot



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