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Re: GNU Sharutils and security
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: GNU Sharutils and security |
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Fri, 02 Jul 2004 06:57:53 -0700 |
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Bruce Korb <address@hidden> writes:
> I doubt obsoleting shar will help much either, other than, perhaps, making
> yet another warning
Yes, but warnings help to get the word out. That's the point.
> #!/bin/echo
> Please_do_not_use_the_shell_to_evalue_this_file,_use_GNU_unshar_instead. ; \
That's not as good, since many operating systems have limits on the
size of the first line.
Re: GNU Sharutils and security, Bruno Haible, 2004/07/16