[yast-devel] netcat required by yast-core
Hi, just briefly, why does yast-core require netcat? Thanks, Roman. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: yast-devel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: yast-devel+help@opensuse.org
On Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 03:04:25PM +0100, Roman Drahtmueller wrote:
Hi,
just briefly, why does yast-core require netcat?
From time to time people ask about it and want it removed so we
Hi Roman, Because it is needed by an agent (/usr/lib/YaST2/servers_non_y2/ag_hostnames) that scans the local network for a particular open port. point out /dev/tcp which is built in bash... maybe I should replace the netcat usage with that? -- Martin Vidner, YaST developer http://en.opensuse.org/User:Mvidner Kuracke oddeleni v restauraci je jako fekalni oddeleni v bazenu -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: yast-devel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: yast-devel+help@opensuse.org
just briefly, why does yast-core require netcat?
Hi Roman,
Because it is needed by an agent (/usr/lib/YaST2/servers_non_y2/ag_hostnames) that scans the local network for a particular open port.
From time to time people ask about it and want it removed so we point out /dev/tcp which is built in bash... maybe I should replace the netcat usage with that?
That was what I was going to suggest; For as long as you don't need to listen to a socket (and have bash), you don't need netcat. I don't think that removing netcat improves security, but others do. The question came from that corner. Martin, will you do the substitution of netcat by bash? (keep in mind to call/use bash explicitly) Thanks, Roman. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: yast-devel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: yast-devel+help@opensuse.org
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