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Re:The Day the Telnet Died by naniwaduni on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @01:16AM (#46971528)
From ChangeLog:

    * telnetd/utility.c (getterminaltype): Change the
      name `user_name' to `uname', as the former shadows a precious
     and global variable name.
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Re:The Day the Telnet Died by rob74 on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @01:42AM (#46971682)
Congratulations! Now you've got yourself a precious and global(ly exploitable) vulnerability...
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Re:The Day the Telnet Died by ycombinatrix on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @08:54PM (#46983960)
global variables are public enemy number one
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