Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 21:01:12 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> To: Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com> Cc: "Matt M." <matt@boda.virtualave.net>, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: lynx build issue Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004122059200.59241-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <20000412121917.A397@argon.blackdawn.com>
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On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Will Andrews wrote: > On Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 06:39:42AM -0700, Matt M. wrote: > > Just wondering when this will be fixed, and what's causing it. This has been > > an issue for a few days, even after cvsuping ports a few times. > > > > When i try to build, i get: > > > > ===> lynx-2.8.2rel.1 is forbidden: Riddled with buffer overflows > > exploitable by a malicious server to execute code as the local user.. > > Obviously, not until the Lynx people clean up their act and get rid of the > buffer overflows. This has been in the ports tree for several weeks, and > the ports went into 4.0-RELEASE marked FORBIDDEN like this. > > I highly suggest using a different console browser, such as w3m. Out of curiosity, why? Has w3m been cleared of buffer overflows? In fact, has *any* browser been so cleared of security problems? Have you looked at w3m lately? It's got some very nice features, but as a general purpose browser? No .... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include C & Java programming, FreeBSD, chuckr@picnic.mat.net | electronics, communications, and signal processing. New Year's Resolution: I will not sphroxify gullible people into looking up fictitious words in the dictionary. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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