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Date:      Thu, 27 Mar 2003 17:57:52 +1100
From:      Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au>
To:        D J Hawkey Jr <hawkeyd@visi.com>
Cc:        security at FreeBSD <freebsd-security@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: what actually uses xdr_mem.c?
Message-ID:  <20030327065752.GA18940@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <20030326234503.A21679@sheol.localdomain>
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.43.0303252144400.21019-100000@pilchuck.reedmedia.net> <20030326061041.A17052@sheol.localdomain> <20030326071637.A17385@sheol.localdomain> <3E81AF6C.3060705@arnes.si> <20030327160638.J1404@gamplex.bde.org> <20030326234503.A21679@sheol.localdomain>

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On Wed, Mar 26, 2003 at 11:45:04PM -0600, D J Hawkey Jr wrote:
>Given that it's improbable, if not nearly impossible, to discover what
>statically-linked binaries may be involved with any vulnerability, isn't
>it reasonable to ask if the benefits of statically-linked binaries aren't
>outweighed by the [security] drawbacks?

This particular bikeshed has been discussed to death several times.
I suggest you peruse the archives rather than re-opening it.

Peter



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