RE: [cobalt-users] bigbrother

["Dan Kriwitsky" <list1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> OK, normally I don't reply to messages like this one, but I 
> just needed to speak up. I looked at the program in question, 
> it's the program that builds the Vsites on the system. As for 
> the so called "snitch" functions, I don't think so.
> 

I haven't looked either, but I'd look for where it's called. My guess
is, someone with a sense of humor named it and it snitches to the server
admin when there's a problem. Or, it's possible it was put in there as
part of a testing phase to send an email with problems. I'd like to see
the original poster point out anywhere the function is called and who
it's sending an email to.
Unless the code is a lot more complex than what was posted, the email
would be recorded in the maillog and if it had ever been used, I'm sure
someone would have noticed root sending mail to Sun.

-- 
Dan Kriwitsky