On 13 September 2016 at 19:44, Ryan K. Brooks <r...@hack.net> wrote: > Are ifconfig, netstat, traceroute, et al really insecure?
Well, OK, no, not that I know of! > (Maybe a case > could be made for traceroute) Wouldn't know. But AIUI the new ``ip'' command subsumes a lot of this stuff. I'm not very au fait with it but it was high time -- it was due for some rationalisation. > These types of changes to the core of > userland are epic dumb IMHO. Why? Seriously? > Telnet is very useful for debugging, and > certainly dropping telnetd is a good thing - which everyone has done. So add it back if you need it. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-087884 (UK) • +420 702 829 053 (ČR)
