openssh unix dev - Jun 2002 - why compact.c needed ?

Hi All,

Why compact.c is needed ? All over the code I could find
checks for "datafellows". Why is this needed ?

Regards
DSA

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On Sat, Jun 15, 2002 at 01:53:49AM +0000, dsa main
wrote:
> Why compact.c is needed ?
compat.c is used for bug-compatibility
> All over the code I could find
> checks for "datafellows". Why is this needed ?
for bug-compatibility, it should be renamed.

Hi Markus,

Thank you for the reply.

"bug-compatibility" - Whether it means taking care of the
bugs in ssh clients (older openssh versions and other implementations) ?

Regards
dsa
>From: Markus Friedl <markus at openbsd.org>
>To: dsa main <dsa0000 at hotmail.com>
>CC: openssh-unix-dev at mindrot.org
>Subject: Re: why compact.c needed ?
>Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2002 19:21:47 +0200
>
>On Sat, Jun 15, 2002 at 01:53:49AM +0000, dsa main wrote:
> > Why compact.c is needed ?
>
>compat.c is used for bug-compatibility
>
> > All over the code I could find
> > checks for "datafellows". Why is this needed ?
>
>for bug-compatibility, it should be renamed.
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On Sat, Jun 15, 2002 at 07:26:28PM +0000, dsa main
wrote:
> "bug-compatibility" - Whether it means taking care of the
> bugs in ssh clients (older openssh versions and other implementations) ?
yes, all kinds of bugs and old drafts of the protocol.