Re: tcpdump(1) additions.

[sthaug]

> I would say it is not _acceptable_.  The code shouldn't go into our
> source tree until the known buffer overflow problems have been fixed.
> It's just stupid to add buffer overflow problems to a program that is
> always run as root.

Minor correction: tcpdump will run happily as non-root as long as it
can read packets from /dev/bpf. I use this all the time on my own
systems, having chmod'ed /dev/bpf to readable for group wheel.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, [EMAIL PROTECTED]


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