On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 11:07:34AM +0200, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote: > > Because it adds additional complexity to the program for absolutely zero > > practical gain. > > > actually, the patch makes the code simpler.
I admitted already I did not look at the patch, so I was speaking in general terms here, obviously. > > Because it would require non-zero work from maintainers to review, > > apply, and commit the change, for absolutely zero benefit. > > > that's silly. all of that effort would have been less than what you already > spent on arguing against that patch. Again, speaking in general terms. However, time spent educating someone has value. Time spent on code changes that don't actually improve the code has none. > > On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 04:17:45AM +0200, Gero Treuner wrote: > > > With medium probability it could indicate whether it is among the > > > first 26 messages of a session. > > > > It absolutely can not. If you sent 1 message, the letter would be A. > > If you sent 27 messages, the letter would be A. [...] > > > yeah, thanks for explaining some basic algebra, but you're still > wrong. gero made a point about probability. and by analysing > multiple messages from you, one can identify patterns. especially in > conjunction with the oh-so-meaningless pid. OK, please enlighten me: Tell me what you've learned, how it's any worse than all the other information I demonstrated is necessarily leaked from the headers, and how it is in any way exploitable. -- Derek D. Martin http://www.pizzashack.org/ GPG Key ID: 0xDFBEAD02 -=-=-=-=- This message is posted from an invalid address. Replying to it will result in undeliverable mail due to spam prevention. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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