Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 19:50:51 +1100 (EST) From: proff@suburbia.net To: peter.jeremy@auss2.alcatel.com.au (Peter Jeremy) Cc: jkh@zippy.cdrom.com, security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: tcpdump Message-ID: <19990203085051.1688.qmail@suburbia.net> In-Reply-To: <99Feb3.152750est.40350@border.alcanet.com.au> from Peter Jeremy at "Feb 3, 99 03:37:34 pm"
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> AFAIK, bpfilter is needed for: > a) network debugging (eg using tcpdump) > b) network monitoring (eg using ethereal) > c) DHCP client d) rarpd e) ntop f) trafshow g) nmap h) no doubt others Frankly I'm sick of seeing anal security idiots undermining useful functionality. I don't see why we should let this useless, winging segment of the network community, which spends all its time working out new ways to prevent people doing anything, shove their uncreative bankrupt, and wholly paranoid philosophy down everyone else's throats. Julian <proff@iq.org> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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