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From: tls@panix.com (Thor Lancelot Simon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.security.unix
Subject: Re: *BSD* Security WWW/Mailing List?
Date: 24 Apr 1997 00:10:23 -0400
Organization: Panix
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In article <slrn5lt11e.ela.tqbf@char-star.rdist.org>,
Thomas H. Ptacek <tqbf@enteract.com> wrote:
>23 Apr 1997 13:54:43 GMT j@ida.interface-business.de:
>>Ok, i see your point, although it's only minor: the difference is
>>whether only dynamic or any binary is affected.
>
>I don't see this as a minor difference. Problems in the dynamic loader can
>be solved by fixing one piece of code. Problems in the C runtime library
>require recompilation or patching of every binary on the system. The
>amount of work involved for admins to fix a problem is a real and relevant
>issue. 
>
>>Which `terminal type' that might be a FreeBSD enhancement?
>
>If I'm not mistaken, including a terminal type in /etc/ttys is a FreeBSD
>enhancement.

You're mistaken.

-- 
Thor Lancelot Simon	                                      tls@rek.tjls.com

 Stumbling drunk in the railyard looking for God: http://www.panix.com/~tls/