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From: lyndon@cs.AthabascaU.CA (Lyndon Nerenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: How secure is UNIX?
Keywords: Security, ftp
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Date: 5 Jun 90 19:59:37 GMT
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samlb@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov.UUCP (Sam Bassett RCS) writes:

>	I agree -- the documentation should be more straightforward about
>the dangers of the .netrc, and for d**n sure, whoever is teaching kids
>about UNIX should point out the problem -- especially at Berkeley.

.netrc is an ugly BOTCH and should be removed from ftp. I guess I
have something to do this afternoon ...

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