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From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
To: Jeremy Fincher <jfincher@cinci.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: can't use internet after recompiling kernel 
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On Tue, 02 Nov 1999 09:21:46 EST, Jeremy Fincher wrote:

> Now, I do have a few questions: First of all, why is something with
> "security and privacy implications" required for something as simple as
> dhcp?

I've been told it's because of limitations of our networking software.
but if you think that having bpfilter in your kernel is a "security" or
"privacy" problem, you probably don't need any more technical detail
than I can give you. :-)

Ciao,
Sheldon.


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