Re: ws2_32: Patch to selectively bind to interfaces while still allowing broadcast packets (try 2)

[Erich Hoover]

On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Marcus Meissner  wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 04, 2011 at 10:51:26AM -0600, Erich Hoover wrote:
> > ... While this feature normally requires root
> > privileges, it can also be enabled by giving wine-preloader the
> > CAP_NET_RAW capability.  ...
>
> Frankly, no sane distributor will ever do this.

I wouldn't expect them to.  If a user wants this feature then they'd
need to enable it themselves, just like for ICMP or for raw socket
creation.

Erich Hoover
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