Subject: Re: Policy questions
To: None <tech-userlevel@NetBSD.org>
From: der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 12/29/2003 15:43:45
>> * Have we considered removing r{sh,cmd,cp} from the base distribution?
>> They are of dubious security and utility, and, I think, OpenBSD has
>> already ditched them.
> Some people do kerberized rsh/rcp/etc. which is secure, and in any
> case there are complaints when we look into removing them.
There also is nothing whatever wrong with using r* in networks that
have no real chance of attackers being present, such as house LANs not
connected to any other networks.
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