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Date:      Wed, 30 Jun 1999 05:45:03 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com>
To:        Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com>
Cc:        Bob Bishop <rb@gid.co.uk>, Peter Jeremy <jeremyp@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: tcpdump(1) additions.
Message-ID:  <Pine.HPP.3.96.990630054404.23532K-100000@hp9000.chc-chimes.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.990630002034.12253A-100000@current1.whistle.com>

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On Wed, 30 Jun 1999, Julian Elischer wrote:

> It would make sense except that the last time someone tried, some people
> complained that it made it too easy to sniff passwords etc.

I would bet there are a million other programs on rootshell or other such
sites that do just that.

If someone has compromised root on one machine, evidently security already
isn't a concern for them.

- bill fumerola - billf@chc-chimes.com - BF1560 - computer horizons corp -
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