Subject: Re: /etc/ftpusers
To: John F. Woods <jfw@jfwhome.funhouse.com>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: current-users
Date: 03/31/1997 20:33:04
"John F. Woods" writes:
> > > >Frankly, the sense of ftpusers is so ass-backwards that I'd say it
> > > >*should* die.
> > > 
> > > Tell it to the P.O.'d sysadmins whose FTP servers may be compromised
> > > because they didn't notice the change (and no matter how well you
> > > document it, some won't).
> 
> > Easy fix: make ftpd stop working if there is an /etc/ftpusers file :)
> 
> Thus convincing them that Microsoft REALLY IS RIGHT about there being no
> such thing as a standard UNIX, they reformat their NetBSD partition and
> install Windows NT Server.

/etc/ftpusers isn't standard, either, Mr. Woods.

Perry