Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 15:29:39 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> Cc: Matt Dillon <dillon@FreeBSD.ORG>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sbin/ping ping.8 ping.c Message-ID: <199808261429.PAA11541@awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 26 Aug 1998 14:34:54 %2B0200." <19980826143454.03686@follo.net>
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> On Tue, Aug 25, 1998 at 06:58:41PM -0700, Matt Dillon wrote:
> > dillon 1998/08/25 18:58:40 PDT
> >
> > Modified files:
> > sbin/ping ping.8 ping.c
> > Log:
> > (well tested at BEST): -i option can now take FP values (e.g. -i 0.1),
> > extremely useful for networking testing. Other options secured from
> > user-level D.O.S. attacks. -f, -s now root-only. -i wait times < 1.0
> > root-only.
>
> >>> -c count limited to 100 and defaults to 16 when ping run
> >>> by non-root user.
>
> Eh - does this mean that I have to su to root to be able to run a
> continious ping? This is IMO a step backwards - we commonly use ping
[.....]
I agree. It's pointless anyway, as a user can
while :; do ping blah; done
> Eivind.
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