Bug#129988: #129988: boot-floppies: secure install with a password?
On Thu, 1 May 2003, Eduard Bloch wrote:
> #include <hallo.h>
> * Drew Scott Daniels [Wed, Apr 30 2003, 03:06:40PM]:
> > fwiw, telnet sessions can be taken over by almost anyone who can sniff.
> >
> > With no password, even those who can't sniff (locked down computers or on
> > not on any network segment that could sniff) could login. So a sniffable
> > password is safer than no password.
>
> Oh master, and what should we do against people's stupidity?
>
Excuse me? Why do you feel it nessisary to mock my comment?
Close the bug if you want, but I was just commenting on the issues
discussed. If you feel it's such a stupid bug, why didn't you close
it long ago?
Drew Daniels
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