Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 03:32:14 +0100 From: Ernst de Haan <ernst@jollem.com> To: Steve Price <steve@havk.org> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Changing rsync to use SSH rather than RSH by default Message-ID: <20010227033214.A4431@c187104187.telekabel.chello.nl> In-Reply-To: <20010226202742.M426@bsd.havk.org>; from steve@havk.org on Mon, Feb 26, 2001 at 08:27:42PM -0600 References: <200102260748.f1Q7me520862@freefall.freebsd.org> <86lmqt6ekc.wl@archon.local.idaemons.org> <20010226002530.A21297@hub.freebsd.org> <86k86d6cge.wl@archon.local.idaemons.org> <20010226160325.C2746@dragon.nuxi.com> <20010226202742.M426@bsd.havk.org>
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> The POLA-purists would probably say something like make it > configurable via an environment variable like RSYNC_RSH and > have it default to /usr/bin/rsh if not overridden in the > user's environment. Also many people are probably using > rsync on internal networks and don't need the security more > than they need the speed of transfers. For what it's worth: We use ssh even on the internal network, so that if one box is compromised, they won't be able to sniff out any passwords. Another $ 0.02, which makes $ 0.04 ! ;) -- Ernst To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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