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From: peterb@telerama.lm.com (Peter Berger)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: ANNEX-3 s/w precomp for FreeBSD is avail.
Date: 24 May 1995 15:05:58 -0400
Organization: Telerama Public Access Internet, Pittsburgh, PA USA
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The whole point of the Annex 3 software is that it's really nice because
you can specify policy (read: security) via source code instead of run-time
configuration options.

Therefore, installing precompiled Annex 3 software is both stupid
and dangerous.  Don't do it.


-- 
"Actually, you just think that's a telephone.  Really, it's the alarm
that rings whenever I get out of my chair."  		-- E.S.
Peter Berger. System Administrator, Telerama Public Access Internet
http://www.lm.com/~peterb	    Serving Pittsburgh since 1991.