> On 15 Jun 2016, at 04:22, David Wolfskill <david_at_catwhisker.org> wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 05:17:19PM -0700, Chris H wrote: >> ... >> Honestly, I think the best way to motivate people to do the right thing(tm) >> Would be to remove Yellow Pages from the tree, entirely. :-) >> It's been dead for *years*, and as you say, isn't safe, anyway.. >> .... > > "Safe" for what, precisely? > > It's a lookup service. It is not limited to looking up authentication > information, and never has been. > > And it's a mechanism that has been widely implemented. > > The catchphrase "Tools, not policy" comes to mind. > > Peace, > david probably this is a bit too late, but we have been using MIT’s DNS/Hesiod since the days when: ypserver not responding was popular, and true, it’s not only for password/group. my .5 cents dannyReceived on Wed Jun 15 2016 - 05:12:37 UTC
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