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Date:      Sat, 3 Apr 2021 14:45:29 -0600
From:      Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-stable stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Deprecating base system ftpd?
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On Sat, Apr 3, 2021 at 2:40 PM Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> wrote:

> I propose deprecating the ftpd currently included in the base system
> before FreeBSD 14, and opened review D26447
> (https://reviews.freebsd.org/D26447) to add a notice to the man page.
> I had originally planned to try to do this before 13.0, but it dropped
> off my list. FTP is not nearly as relevant now as it once was, and it
> had a security vulnerability that secteam had to address.
>
> I'm happy to make a port for it if anyone needs it. Comments?
>

I already use one of the ports ftpd's for my needs, so this is fine by me.
I'm agnostic about whether we need a port for what was in base, but suspect
that's likely the path of least resistance.

Warner



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