From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri May 30 20:26:36 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id UAA25632 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 30 May 1997 20:26:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mole.mole.org (marmot.mole.org [204.216.57.191]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id UAA25627 for ; Fri, 30 May 1997 20:26:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from mail@localhost) by mole.mole.org (8.6.12/8.6.12) id DAA07449; Sat, 31 May 1997 03:26:15 GMT Received: from meerkat.mole.org(206.197.192.110) by mole.mole.org via smap (V1.3) id sma007447; Sat May 31 03:26:04 1997 Received: (from mrm@localhost) by meerkat.mole.org (8.6.11/8.6.9) id UAA13385; Fri, 30 May 1997 20:26:03 -0700 Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 20:26:03 -0700 From: "M.R.Murphy" Message-Id: <199705310326.UAA13385@meerkat.mole.org> To: dgy@rtd.com, joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de Subject: Re: uucp uid's Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > If each UUCP dialup account has a unique login and that is compromised, you > can tell exactly where the problem originated, can disable that *single* > account (vs. *all* of them) without affecting service to other accounts > and can go in search of how the problem originated in the first place. Each UUCP dialup account can have a unique login without having a unique UID :-) That's not to say I don't think a unique UID is good, just that it can be done. I _do_ think unique UID's are a good thing. > > > The only argument that made sense so far was somebody who wanted to > > run process accounting for them. That was me ... it was on a System V R2 box that's been running for over 10 years, first as a '286, then a '386, now a '486DLC (all with the same software). It's about to be decomissioned. It still does full accounting, but now only does UUCP over TCP since its phone lines were disconnected. > > UUCP itself is a dinosaur. Yet, I see several places that use UUCP as > their sole connection to the electronic world. Kinda tough to force > a client/customer to do things *your* way when *he's* paying the bills! :> > > --don > UUCP was a good dinosaur. It still has advantages in this highly interconnected world. I especially liked the multiple connectivity fishnet rather than the cluster connected net we now have. More hrummmph. :-) -- Mike Murphy mrm@Mole.ORG +1 619 598 5874 Better is the enemy of Good