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Date:      Sun, 13 Sep 1998 13:26:28 -0700
From:      "David O'Brien" <obrien@NUXI.com>
To:        Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net>
Cc:        FreebSD Current <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: ssh port problem.....
Message-ID:  <19980913132628.B2429@nuxi.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9809131243570.343-200000@picnic.mat.net>; from Chuck Robey on Sun, Sep 13, 1998 at 12:52:42PM -0400
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.02.9809130029570.669-100000@zone.syracuse.net> <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9809131243570.343-200000@picnic.mat.net>

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> The problem is, for the gmp and z libs, those are system libs, but the
> lib callouts for them assume that they aren't system libs.  The

I totally agree with your patches that SSH should link with our system z
and gmp libs and not those provided with the distribution. 

> Doing this, tho, I think might have some impact on security.  I don't
> know what it is.  I hope maybe someone who knows security might comment.

Only thing I can think of is increased security.  We can link statically
agaist the system libs for more security.

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-- David    (obrien@NUXI.ucdavis.edu  -or-  obrien@FreeBSD.org)

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