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Re: [bug-inetutils] premature close of socket in whois utility
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Mats Erik Andersson |
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Re: [bug-inetutils] premature close of socket in whois utility |
Date: |
Thu, 31 Jul 2014 22:01:22 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) |
onsdag den 30 juli 2014 klockan 05:28 skrev Alfred M. Szmidt detta:
> The client "whois" is by far the least thoroughly tested utility in
> the collection GNU Inetutils, probably because I do not understand
> it myself, nor do I use it regularly. All bug triaging of "whois"
> is most welcome.
>
> If it is that broken, how about we disable it?
I would not call it "broken". My point is that I simply have
no idea how well it actually functions, because I am not in
possession of a manner, with which I can test "whois" using
controlled conditions.
> Though there is a point in letting it be enabled, and having people
> who care, report bugs, and maybe patches.
In this I agree.