Subject: Re: automatic login
To: None <chuck+nbsd@snew.com, thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
From: None <jeffrey@jeffreyf.net>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 07/03/2002 20:32:35
>  > You REALLY don't want to use rsh/rlogin.  OpenBSD has now removed
>  > it from the tree; a decision I agree with entirely and encourage 
>  > elsewhere.
>
> Actually, I think removing the rsh/rlogin stuff was a big mistake
> on their part.  There are some situations where rsh is preferable
> to ssh, and where its use is perfectly safe (I guess I'll go ahead
> and speculate now that they don't do much automated testing of
> embedded system targets).
>
> The solution to inappropriate use of a tool is not removal of the tool.

I don't agree. Besides, the programs are available to anyone who needs
them as a package. 



Jeff Flowers
jeffrey@jeffreyf.net