Re: [cobalt-users] suid perl - 2 month old hazard

[flash22@xxxxxxx]

On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Barbara - wrote:

> >Why would you remove the compilers?
> 
> To avoid the possibility of Trojan horses and other
> various exploits running wild. An example could be our
> current topic. Without gcc and make on the system the
> exploit is pretty much null and void. The author notes

Not true, just means you have to upload a binary instead of source ;)

As an aside, the Raq2 i looked at, does have neomail on it, I
am playing with it without +s to see if it really needs it set, I suspect
it doesn't , not sure yet tho...

gsh