bbh@whizz.uucp (Bud Hovell) (12/05/88)
There has, from time to time, been a recurring interest expressed in the
devlopment of an updated version of uuhosts which would incorporate new
features and strategies different than the original.
I believe there was such a thought expressed by someone recently in the
context of the problem of a problem in the use of chroot() for unpacking
of maps.
Some time ago, I began work on my own version of uuhosts because of various
dissatisfactions with the way the original did (or didn't do) some things.
Incorporated into it were a number of ideas which came from other people,
and a few of my own.
From what I have read on the net, it seems apparent that others have also
put together their own versions owing to similar concerns.
Is it possible that there is some real guru out there to whom these various
versions (with different ideas about how to resolve issues of security and
convenience) could be submitted for review? This would not be a "contest"
intended to produce a "winner", but rather a forum for gathering together
the collected ideas of all the people who have devoted effort and talent in
attempting to overcome some of the (real or perceived) flaws in the vanilla
version, and suggesting improvements that could then be incorporated into
a "new" version.
Given the rapid rate at which maps are now incoming to my site, I can't
imagine having to deal with it all manually. If we really want sites to be
maintaining current maps - but without serious security concerns - then
it may be time to put together an improved tool to do this job.
Would this approach work?
OVERTURE SYSTEMS CORP.
Bud Hovell Operations Specialists
Lake Oswego, Oregon
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