Re: Why do people do this? [Was fishingboat in root]
TAKE ME OFF YOUR STUPID FE-MAIL LIST BEFORE I CALL MY LAWYER FOR HARASSMENT
YOU BASTARDS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian P. Flaherty" <vze2rfri@verizon.net>
To: <debian-security@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 10:04 PM
Subject: Why do people do this? [Was fishingboat in root]
> So, I found it in netwatch.c. Why do people create these files? I
> have enough to do already, without wasting time looking for the source
> of spurious files.
>
> static unsigned char fillmac[] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
> static FILE *fish = NULL;
> static char fishname[] = "/root/.fishingboat";
> static int fishlen = 0;
> static char *fishp;
>
> Could a message go in the README.Debian file in netdiag that says
> something to the effect of "netwatch will create a silly file,
> /root/.fishingboat, don't worry about it." How about on the manpage
> in the files section?
>
> --
> Brian P. Flaherty
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