Re: git: 24e1824e4646 - main - Deprecate telnet daemon
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:02:17 UTC
On 21 Sep 2022, at 11:39, Cy Schubert wrote: > In message <202209211517.28LFHkoJ089471@gitrepo.freebsd.org>, Brooks Davis > writ > es: >> The branch main has been updated by brooks: >> >> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=24e1824e4646237c5ab8e63f59fa38e0 >> 76f18ba7 >> >> commit 24e1824e4646237c5ab8e63f59fa38e076f18ba7 >> Author: Brooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org> >> AuthorDate: 2022-09-21 15:17:04 +0000 >> Commit: Brooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org> >> CommitDate: 2022-09-21 15:17:04 +0000 >> >> Deprecate telnet daemon >> >> The telnetd codebase is old, unmaintained, and has a number of quality >> issues. Users wishing to provide telnetd service should find a >> maintained implementation. The telnet client is NOT deprecated as it >> is lower risk. >> >> Reviewed by: pauamma, kevans, kp, melifaro >> MFC After: 3 days >> Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D36619 >> --- >> contrib/telnet/telnetd/telnetd.8 | 7 ++++++- >> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) >> >> diff --git a/contrib/telnet/telnetd/telnetd.8 b/contrib/telnet/telnetd/telnet >> d.8 >> index 6c5db4596661..07ce62936d23 100644 >> --- a/contrib/telnet/telnetd/telnetd.8 >> +++ b/contrib/telnet/telnetd/telnetd.8 >> @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ >> .\" @(#)telnetd.8 8.4 (Berkeley) 6/1/94 >> .\" $FreeBSD$ >> .\" >> -.Dd August 28, 2008 >> +.Dd September 21, 2022 >> .Dt TELNETD 8 >> .Os >> .Sh NAME >> @@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ protocol server >> .Op Fl p Ar loginprog >> .Op Fl u Ar len >> .Op Fl debug Op Ar port >> +.SH DEPRECATION NOTICE >> +.Nm >> +is deprecated and may not be available in >> +.Fx 14.0 >> +and later. >> .Sh DESCRIPTION >> The >> .Nm >> > > I'm not sure if here is a good place but we might want to mention that > those who still need telnetd will find it in ports/net/freebsd-telnetd. > > The same repo contains the telnet client. When we're ready I can quickly > produce a telnet client port from the same git repo. (Similarly ftp and > ftpd.) I have no problem with deprecating (or removing) telnetd in base. I think the client should remain, though. I use it frequently, although not on the telnet port. ftp* are another issue; anonymous FTP is a perfectly reasonable usage. I use it to download FreeBSD images often. Mike > -- > Cheers, > Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> > FreeBSD UNIX: <cy@FreeBSD.org> Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org > NTP: <cy@nwtime.org> Web: https://nwtime.org > > e^(i*pi)+1=0