Re: Bug#192416: ITP: rsh-redone -- Reimplementation of remote shell tools.
On 08-May-03, 08:22 (CDT), Oliver Kurth <oku@masqmail.cx> wrote:
>
> So if you are consequent, we should immediately stop distributing ftp,
> mail servers and clients that send clear text mails, web servers and
> browsers, etc...
None of those provide shell access to user accounts and/or require
sending passwords in the clear as a basic part of the protocol. (FTP
comes the closest, but anonymous access is a legitimate use.)
> This rsh replacement would make sense if CPU time is crucial, eg. for
> small, embedded devices, or if you want to copy files over a Gigabit
> network.
FTP using annonymous or accounts that have no shell. Or some new
protocol for rcp-like file copies that provides secure authentication
without encrypting the actual data transfer.
We shouldn't provide a new version of the r-tools, for the same reason
we don't leave loaded pistols lying around nursey-school playgrounds.
Steve
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Steve Greenland
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system and Linus Torvalds claims to be trying to take over the
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