From owner-freebsd-security Wed Nov 26 22:40:37 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id WAA02834 for security-outgoing; Wed, 26 Nov 1997 22:40:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-security) Received: from lists01.iafrica.com (lists01.iafrica.com [196.7.0.141]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id WAA02829 for ; Wed, 26 Nov 1997 22:40:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sheldonh@axl.iafrica.com) Received: from axl.iafrica.com [196.31.1.167] (root) by lists01.iafrica.com with esmtp (Exim 1.73 #1) id 0xaxbw-0005T7-00; Thu, 27 Nov 1997 08:39:40 +0200 Received: from axl.iafrica.com (sheldonh@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by axl.iafrica.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) with ESMTP id IAA11499; Thu, 27 Nov 1997 08:40:21 +0200 (SAT) (envelope-from sheldonh@axl.iafrica.com) From: Sheldon Hearn To: Craig Spannring cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Possible problem with ftpd 6.00 In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 26 Nov 1997 09:24:32 PST." <199711261724.JAA06393@bangkok.office.cdsnet.net> Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 08:40:21 +0200 Message-ID: <11496.880612821@axl.iafrica.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-security@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Wed, 26 Nov 1997 09:24:32 PST, Craig Spannring wrote: > Yes, it's a feature, but it's risky enough that it should be dropped. I think FreeBSD security is more about making a box as tight as you can wrap it, rather than trying to weave a "one size fits all" mantle for those who refuse to read documentation. :-) 2c.sheldonh