On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:07:02 -0400 (EDT)
Wietse Venema articulated:

> > Using FreeBSD-8.2 with GNU bash, version 4.1.10(1)-release
> > (amd64-portbld-freebsd8.2) as the default shell.
> > 
> > echo -ne '\000username\000password' | openssl base64
> > AHVzZXJuYW1lAHBhc3N3b3Jk
> 
> This does not work with FreeBSD 8.2 /bin/sh. Of course, one can
> replace /bin/sh by bash, but that does not make it the default
> FreeBSD shell.
> 
>       Wietse

You are absolutely correct Wietse. I was simply pointing out that the
problem lies with the default shell used in FreeBSD and not FreeBSD
itself. I might add that, that is one more reason that I never
use /bin/sh anywhere if possible. IMHO, Bash is just far superior.

-- 
Jerry ✌
postfix-u...@seibercom.net
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