From owner-freebsd-security Thu Nov 14 08:07:13 1996 Return-Path: owner-security Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id IAA01182 for security-outgoing; Thu, 14 Nov 1996 08:07:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from skynet.ctr.columbia.edu (skynet.ctr.columbia.edu [128.59.64.70]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA01077 for ; Thu, 14 Nov 1996 08:06:48 -0800 (PST) Received: (from wpaul@localhost) by skynet.ctr.columbia.edu (8.6.12/8.6.9) id LAA27259; Thu, 14 Nov 1996 11:06:13 -0500 From: Bill Paul Message-Id: <199611141606.LAA27259@skynet.ctr.columbia.edu> Subject: Re: Secure RPC revisited To: kallio@cc.jyu.fi (Seppo Kallio) Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 11:06:12 -0500 (EST) Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: from "Seppo Kallio" at Nov 14, 96 08:13:53 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-security@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, Seppo Kallio had to walk into mine and say: > > Linux has also DES in passwd system. They do not have any question about > US/NonUS in install as FreeBSD has. How have they solved this? If They > have solved it somehow, why can't FreeBSD solve the problem same way? > > Seppo I don't think the Linux people 'solved' this in any way. I think they just went ahead and included the code and either weren't aware of the export laws, or they were aware of them and just hoped that nobody would notice what they were doing. -Bill -- ============================================================================= -Bill Paul (212) 854-6020 | System Manager, Master of Unix-Fu Work: wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu | Center for Telecommunications Research Home: wpaul@skynet.ctr.columbia.edu | Columbia University, New York City ============================================================================= "If you're ever in trouble, go to the CTR. Ask for Bill. He will help you." =============================================================================