SF patch #497420 (Eduardo Pérez): ftplib: ftp anonymous password

Instead of sending the real user and host, use "anonymous@" (i.e. no
host name at all!) as the default anonymous FTP password.  This avoids
privacy violations.

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 65ee65b9a0a87ed978675334ea18976f89edfe8e..77b6a42416d87b5df55f248337e71216505c21aa 100644 (file)
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ Extension modules
 
 Library
 
+- ftplib: to safeguard the user's privacy, anonymous login will use
+  "anonymous@" as default password, rather than the real user and host
+  name.
+
 Tools/Demos
 
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