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Date:      Fri, 7 May 2004 20:43:46 +0200
From:      Jens Schweikhardt <schweikh@schweikhardt.net>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Cc:        pmaloney@canoemail.com
Subject:   Re: A typo
Message-ID:  <20040507184346.GA829@schweikhardt.net>
In-Reply-To: <20040503231747.GB50489@xor.obsecurity.org>
References:  <89A99D36114F2C54394C0B2D1FCDFA75@pmaloney.canoemail.com> <20040503231747.GB50489@xor.obsecurity.org>

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On Mon, May 03, 2004 at 04:17:47PM -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote:
# On Mon, May 03, 2004 at 09:56:50AM -0400, pmaloney@canoemail.com wrote:
# > 
# > To the Ports Keeper:
# > 
# > I've notice a typo in the Hydra-2.2_1 port description on the
# > following page:
# > 
# > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=attack&stype=all&release=5.2-RELEASE%2Fi386
# > 
# > ***********
# > hydra-2.2_1
# >     Bruce Force Attack Utility working on multiple network services
# >     Maintained by: llevier@argosnet.com
# >     Description : Sources : Package : Changes : Download
# > ***********
# > 
# > Bruce force should read BRUTE force.
# 
# Please submit a PR if someone doesn't get to this straight away.

This is most likely NOT a typo. googling for "bruce force" (including
double quotes) turns up tons of password cracking stuff. It appears to
be a jargon or technical term. Why not ask the creator/maintainer of the
port?

Regards,

	Jens
-- 
Jens Schweikhardt http://www.schweikhardt.net/
SIGSIG -- signature too long (core dumped)



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