On Sun, 24 Oct 1999, Raul Miller wrote:
> We're picking nits, so I expect that this will be my last message to
> the bug tracking system on this topic.
OK. I think it would be wise to keep focused on the fact that most people
are going to be installing the "cgi-scripts" package entirely for tuto
On Sun, 24 Oct 1999, Raul Miller wrote:
> What is the advantage of introducing a complex syntax which is not
> robust?
In my opinion, using Net::SMTP as I outlined is at least as robust as
invoking Sendmail directly, and provides several improvements.
1. There is no need to have any mail system
On Sat, 23 Oct 1999, Raul Miller wrote:
> However, I disagree with the thought process which suggests that Net::SMTP
> is in any way a replacement for sendmail. The semantics are totally
> different (sendmail queues while Net::SMTP does not).
I think Net::SMTP should be used in all cases. Wheth
Package: macutils
Version: 2.0b3-6
Severity: wishlist
Any hope of getting someone to update macunpack?
-- Mike
16:07:08 colossus:~$ file ARA-991020.bulk
ARA-991020.bulk: StuffIt Archive (data) : T!
16:07:14 colossus:~$ macunpack ARA-991020.bulk
Unknown compression methods: d 0, skippi
Another related issue worth noting is that the 'mailto.pl' script invokes
'sendmail' with the address provided unquoted on the command line. I am
sure there are more of these; it is just a matter of wading through them.
-- Mike
Package: cgi-scripts
Version: 1.0.9
Severity: Normal
My opinion, for what it may be worth, is that the example programs in
'cgi-scripts' are in several cases so far out of date that they represent
what are considered bad practice in modern CGI technique.
For example, the 'mailto.pl' script dating
Package: cgi-scripts
Version: 1.0.9
Severity: grave
Several example scripts in the 'cgi-scripts' package pass information
supplied by the remote user via unquoted strings. The failure to quote
these strings introduces a severe potential vulnerability. Although some
web servers may provide some f
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