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Re: [ITA] inetutils-1.9.4-1

On Mon, 16 Jul 2018 00:24:28 -0600
Brian Inglis <Brian.Inglis@SystematicSw.ab.ca> wrote:
> I removed that package from my system because it required elevated admin
> privileges to work, whereas Windows ping uses IcmpSendEcho API to bypass the
> elevated admin privilege required to access raw sockets and send an ICMP Echo
> request.

ping/ping6 in inetutils also require administrator right as well.

-- 
Takashi Yano <takashi.yano@nifty.ne.jp>
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