----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Street" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Layne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <debian-security@lists.debian.org>; "Brian P. Flaherty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 11:13 PM Subject: RE: Why do people do this? [Was fishingboat in root]
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello, > > You are on a public forum called "debian security". Please see the > bottom of this email for removal instructions. You was not added > without your permission as you had to reply to the email message, and > fyi it's not considered Spam in this case as the removal instructions > are included in each message. Had you taken the time to view this > you could have easily understood what you needed to do. > > I and probably other on this list do not like to see vulgarity that > you are posting and I might add in violation of obscenity laws. > > > Ed > > - -----Original Message----- > From: Layne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 10:46 PM > To: debian-security@lists.debian.org; Brian P. Flaherty > Subject: Re: Why do people do this? [Was fishingboat in root] > > > TAKE ME OFF YOUR STUPID FE-MAIL LIST BEFORE I CALL MY LAWYER FOR > HARASSMENT > YOU BASTARDS > > - ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian P. Flaherty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <debian-security@lists.debian.org> > Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 10:04 PM > Subject: Why do people do this? [Was fishingboat in root] > > > > So, I found it in netwatch.c. Why do people create these files? I > > have enough to do already, without wasting time looking for the > > source of spurious files. > > > > static unsigned char fillmac[] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }; > > static FILE *fish = NULL; > > static char fishname[] = "/root/.fishingboat"; > > static int fishlen = 0; > > static char *fishp; > > > > Could a message go in the README.Debian file in netdiag that says > > something to the effect of "netwatch will create a silly file, > > /root/.fishingboat, don't worry about it." How about on the > > manpage in the files section? > > > > -- > > Brian P. Flaherty > > > > -- > > /"\ > > \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN > > X AGAINST HTML MAIL and garbage files lying around > > / \ > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > - -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> > > iQA/AwUBO5BSNOAgZWuP3JmoEQKTLQCgm2oBcg5fqWBHeuFGSuRfeM5Re70AnA68 > 2FiBPru4ldAwjaPQl898PCSB > =UvZD > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
