" there aren't any current known vulnerabilities with the code that was removed." <-- then what's the big deal about? If there aren’t any vulnerabilities then what's the big fuss about and why was it removed?
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt Mullenweg Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 5:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [wp-testers] About DB Backup Conrad - Conrad_Vanl wrote: > It seems like we're making a big deal about nothing. If there's a security > issue with the DB backup then remove it. If people want it they'll download > it. I've never even used the DB backup, I've always just used phpMyAdmin for > stuff like that ... it's easier (for me at least). The argument could be made that because of its reuse of existing WP functions and limited scope that the XML i/e provides more security. But just to clarify, there aren't any current known vulnerabilities with the code that was removed. -- Matt Mullenweg http://photomatt.net | http://wordpress.org http://automattic.com | http://akismet.com _______________________________________________ wp-testers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers _______________________________________________ wp-testers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
