Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 23:37:51 -0700 From: Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org> To: Matt Dillon <dillon@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin/telnet commands.c main.c telnet.1 Message-ID: <20010524063751.EEF8B380C@overcee.netplex.com.au> In-Reply-To: <200105232247.f4NMlHs55590@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Matt Dillon wrote: > dillon 2001/05/23 15:47:17 PDT > > Modified files: > usr.bin/telnet commands.c main.c telnet.1 > Log: > A feature to allow one to telnet to a unix domain socket. > > Obtained from: Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@orthanc.ab.ca> I seem to recall patches like this that were kicking around a long time ago... except that they also allowed telnetd to run on a unix domain socket and allowed a different program to be run on them. eg: run something else other than login(1). This was kind of bizzare but it allowed you to run controlled portals outside of chroot jails (as they existed years ago). I actually got to use them about 6 years ago on FreeBSD 2.2 and antique SVR4/386 systems. Cheers, -Peter -- Peter Wemm - peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com; peter@netplex.com.au "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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