Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 21:15:03 +0300 (MSK) From: =?KOI8-R?Q?=E1=CE=C4=D2=C5=CA_=FE=C5=D2=CE=CF=D7?= (aka Andrey A. Chernov, Black Mage) <ache@astral.msk.su> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com>, Paul Traina <pst@shockwave.com> Cc: CVS-commiters@freefall.freebsd.org, Satoshi Asami <asami@freefall.freebsd.org>, cvs-ports@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/security/libident - Imported sources Message-ID: <cBdiLVmq18@ache.dialup.demos.ru> In-Reply-To: <199510121743.KAA08710@precipice.shockwave.com>; from Paul Traina at Thu, 12 Oct 1995 10:43:18 -0700 References: <199510121743.KAA08710@precipice.shockwave.com>
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In message <199510121743.KAA08710@precipice.shockwave.com> Paul Traina
writes:
> From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com>
> Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/security/libident - Imported sources
> > IDENT is ***NOT*** a security protocol. Please remove it from security,
> > it is an ACCOUNTING protocol at best, and utter horse-shit at worse.
> >
> But even a shitty authentication tool is a security tool...
>excuse me, let me whisper :-) :-) :-)
>it's not an authentication tool, I said accounting.
>it is not inteded for authentication or security.
>it should not be in this section of the repository
I agree, it should go to 'net' subtree as pidentd itself.
>it should not even be in the repository (imho) because
>people make mistakes like this.
I disagree, it is useful f.e. for internal company needs.
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