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Date:      Tue, 07 Oct 1997 22:39:48 +0100
From:      Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>
To:        "Todd \"Taco\" Hansen" <taco@mad.scientist.com>
Cc:        Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>, Tim Moony <timm@uniqsite.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: PPP insuecure??? 
Message-ID:  <199710072139.WAA19077@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 06 Oct 1997 18:46:47 PDT." <34399487.237C228A@mad.scientist.com> 

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> Brian Somers wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > > Is there any way to prevent someone from telneting to ijPPP's port and
> > > learning what the login script is?  I know recompiling the code is a
> > > solution but it's not 100% bullet proof.
> > >
> > > What else can one do?
> > 
> > Ppp won't open a server socket any more unless you've got a password
> > set.  Check the latest docs (from http://www.Awfulhak.org/ppp.html).
> > There's a link there if you want to download & try the latest version
> > too.
> > 
> what version (was this fixed in)?

It was fixed on September 4.  I didn't up the version number ;^)

> -- 
> Todd Hansen, KD6YPS (Taco)
> taco@mad.scientist.com
> http://millenium.atcg.com/
> 
> "Whenever any form of government becomes destructive...it is the right
> of the people to alter or to abolish it"  - Declaration Of Independence

-- 
Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <bri@OpenBSD.org>
      <http://www.Awfulhak.org>;
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....





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