On Wed, 2002-02-06 at 00:17, Geoffrey Lee wrote: > > > So you want to use ssh but there are cvs servers who still use rsh out > > > there. > > > > > > > Really? Could you name one? Why not use pserver instead in this case? > > Sorry for the bad wording. What I meant was: you can still use rsh with CVS > without using ssh. Sorry if I had misled you. > > Anyway the original message was about why rsh need the suid bit, I think yes, > just for the sake of Keep The Protocol Right, not that I really care about > the rsh protocol. > > >
I think most people (at least the ones I've talked to) agree with you. However, technology progresses, why lay in hiatus with legacy systems that should be replaced anyway? Push forward, let the others follow. I doubt I will win this one, and it will be for a good reason, but this is just where I stand : ) Cheers : ) -- Bryan Paxton Public PGP key: http://www.deadhorse.net/bpaxton.gpg "What laughter, why joy, when constantly aflame? Enveloped in darkness, don't you look for a lamp?" Dhp. 163
