From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Aug 4 0: 7:57 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from gratis.grondar.za (gratis.grondar.za [196.7.18.65]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB01514E84 for ; Wed, 4 Aug 1999 00:07:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mark@grondar.za) Received: from grondar.za (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gratis.grondar.za (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA76327; Wed, 4 Aug 1999 09:05:19 +0200 (SAST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.za) Message-Id: <199908040705.JAA76327@gratis.grondar.za> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: So, back on the topic of enabling bpf in GENERIC... Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 09:05:18 +0200 From: Mark Murray Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > This is a clear security vs functionality issue and I need to get a > good feel for which "cause" is ascendent here in knowing which way to > jump on the matter. Can we now hear the closing arguments from the > pro and con folks? I am pro. It takes a root compromise to use it anyway, and its usefulness for DHCP and rarpd is too compelling. Perhaps the comments in the GENERIC file could be updated. M -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message