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Date:      Wed, 13 Nov 2002 09:32:08 +0000
From:      Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>
To:        Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
Cc:        "David E. O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/etc inetd.conf src/libexec Makefile
Message-ID:  <200211130932.08532.dfr@nlsystems.com>
In-Reply-To: <20021113102346.A6438@freebie.xs4all.nl>
References:  <200211121731.gACHVCMX099693@repoman.freebsd.org> <200211130916.38733.dfr@nlsystems.com> <20021113102346.A6438@freebie.xs4all.nl>

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On Wednesday 13 November 2002 9:23 am, Wilko Bulte wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 09:16:38AM +0000, Doug Rabson wrote:
> > On Tuesday 12 November 2002 5:31 pm, David E. O'Brien wrote:
> > > obrien      2002/11/12 09:31:12 PST
> > >
> > >   Modified files:
> > >     etc                  inetd.conf
> > >     libexec              Makefile
> > >   Log:
> > >   [DAIVD O'BRIEN's OPINION]
> > >   Head off what I think is an abuse of the TRB, and disable
> > > lukemftpd.
> >
> > The TRB has nothing to do with the fate of lukemftpd and we have
> > not been discussing it. Policy decisions (which ftpd to use, which
>
> rwatson suggested het wanted to ask the TRB

I missed that.

>
> > authentication framework to use) are probably not part of the TRB's
>
> Why not?

Which ftpd to use isn't a technical decision. Presumably both versions=20
work (for some value of the word 'work'). Which authentication=20
framework to use is clear: we use PAM for authentication services. What=20
is left?

> <sjeez, why is this ftpd thing so hairy??>

Because its so trivial that everyone can have an opinion on it of=20
course.

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