Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 14:08:13 -0700 From: Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@orthanc.ab.ca> To: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: List of things to move from main tree to ports (was Re: Wish List (was: Re: The /usr/bin/games bikeshed again)) Message-ID: <200102162108.f1GL8Dq40757@orthanc.ab.ca> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 16 Feb 2001 15:51:54 EST." <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1010216153010.59690B-100000@fledge.watson.org>
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>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.ORG> writes:
Robert> Having setuid and setgid all over the place, and
Robert> associated with devices makes the whole thing rather
Robert> complicated. Really, /dev/cua* should be owner root,
Robert> group dialer, for example, and not have UUCP
Robert> "specialness".
Yes, the 'dialer' interface is a bit of a mess. Several years ago
there was an entry in the CSRG project wish list for a networked
dialer daemon that would intermediate access to dialout tty devices.
(I *think* it was Keith Bostic's idea.) This might solve part of
the problem.
--lyndon
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