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Date:      Fri, 8 Jun 2001 10:46:00 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu>
To:        Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg>
Cc:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: root & toor
Message-ID:  <200106081446.KAA36576@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <20010608090357.B12983@ringworld.oblivion.bg>
References:  <20010607212013.B4738@anarchy.com> <Pine.BSF.4.33.0106080830090.17003-100000@srv2.any> <20010608090357.B12983@ringworld.oblivion.bg>

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<<On Fri, 8 Jun 2001 09:03:57 +0300, Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg> said:

> But yes, this is apparently a documented bug - rmail is not part of the boot
> process, there is no real need for it in 'emergency' situations when /usr
> is not mounted yet, so no, it should not really reside in /bin.

Unfortunately, as with /etc/rmt, it is part of a protocol the
client implementations of which we do not control.

-GAWollman


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