Re: BPF on in 3.3-RC GENERIC kernel

Bill Fumerola (billfjade.chc-chimes.com)
Wed, 15 Sep 1999 21:24:31 -0400 (EDT)

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On Wed, 15 Sep 1999, Brett Glass wrote:

> Maybe it's a religious issue, or maybe some utility depends on it.
> But it might not be a good idea to let it be on from the get-go.
> If the machine is rooted, you've got an instant packet sniffer.
> I plan to turn it off on EVERY install, and I sure wish it
> were that way to start.

Read the archive and shut the fuck up.

Let me summarize:
If you have a rooted machine, you have bigger problems.
If you have a sniffable network, fix that at the network level.

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