Subj : This is why FreeBSD...
To   : Takumi
From : Jasen Betts
Date : Mon Aug 23 2004 10:54 am

Hello Takumi.

15 Aug 04 17:25, you wrote to Rocko:

 T> @TZUTC: -0500
 T> @MSGID: 1:275/312 0585352c 1161.doveunix 0585352C
 T> @TID: SBBSecho 2.10-Win32 r1.131 Apr  3 2004 MSC 1200
 T>   Re: This is why FreeBSD...
 T>   By: Rocko to Angus Mcleod on Sun Aug 15 2004 02:21 pm

 >> Yeah I have to agree here.  At the very least they could have made
 >> it invisible to everybody but root.

 T> Hiding a security flaw doesn't make it go away.  :P

It's not so much a security flaw as a useless tool tha could go in /sbin
where only root will see it instead of /bin where all users see it.
(except it's not totally useless)

Jasen

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