On Thu, 18 May 2006 10:00:31 -0700 Dave Mangot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Aside from the space which is an issue for those running on CF, I 
> thought it was good security practice to install only what you will
> need.  Minimal installs are more secure than those that have dozens of
> unused binaries that could each have potential coding flaws.

And what made you think that?  So there is a coding flaw in xbiff, how
does this comprimise the system?

> This is OpenBSD, isn't it?

Yes, the same openbsd that includes bind and apache in the base install.
What exactly gave you the impression that openbsd is designed to minimize
the number of files on your hard drive?

Adam

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