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   Nuno Silva to All   
   Re: =?utf-8?Q?=E2=80=9C7?= deprecated Li   
   15 Jan 26 23:47:47   
   
   From: nunojsilva@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 2026-01-15, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
      
   > On Thu, 15 Jan 2026 06:19:42 -0000 (UTC), Eli the Bearded wrote:   
   >   
   >> On a foundation of sand.   
   >   
   > I go by the docs. The docs show that scp has been fixed to stop using   
   > the old, deprecated protocol (at least by default). There is no   
   > mention that the command itself is going to be deprecated any time   
   > soon. Therefore, it must be safe to continue using. QED.   
      
   No, that is not a logical conclusion.   
      
   It does invalidate what the article claims, but you cannot conclude that   
   it "must be safe". No offense meant to the programmers involved, I   
   merely mean that you cannot prove the absence of vulnerabilities.   
      
      
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