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| From | Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.bugs.dist |
| Subject | Bug#1088190: util-linux: Please restore mesg, write |
| Date | 2024-11-25 02:20 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <JMvVE-bmfr-9@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <JMr5D-bjjG-3@gated-at.bofh.it> <JMr5D-bjjG-3@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
Control: tags -1 = wontfix On Sun, Nov 24, 2024 at 12:02:02PM -0800, Ben Wong wrote: > I read that mesg and write were removed recently because "people use > more secure methods of chatting nowadays." I am guessing this is > related to the recent security problem where Debian defaulted to 'mesg > n' and 'write' was not filtering Esc. Simply removing the programs may > seem like a fix, but unfortunately it is not so easy. Removing them is from my POV the right way to go. I somewhat expect other mainline distros to do the same, sooner or later. > These are POSIX.2 shell tools which work universally and it would be a > shame if Debian were to be the incompatible UNIX. POSIX could/should change, I guess. Chris
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Bug#1088190: util-linux: Please restore mesg, write Ben Wong <bugs.debian.org@wongs.net> - 2024-11-24 21:10 +0100
Bug#1088190: util-linux: Please restore mesg, write Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> - 2024-11-25 02:20 +0100
Bug#1088190: util-linux: Please restore mesg, write Ben Wong <ben@wongs.net> - 2024-11-25 07:00 +0100
Bug#1088190: util-linux: Please restore mesg, write Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> - 2024-12-08 21:00 +0100
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