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Bug#170069: ITP: grunt -- Secure remote execution via UUCP or e-mail using GPG



On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 03:35:11PM +1100, Brian May wrote:
> 30 days seems like an awfully long time...
> 
> I would have though rejecting any requests, say an hour old would
> be better...
> 
> So, if you did issue an halt command, the worst an attacker could do
> would be to delay execution by one hour, not 30 days.

It's configurable.

An hour might be too little if, for instance, things are travelling across
UUCP that run a few times a week.

-- John



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