From: Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org>
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 20:57:14 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: SF patch #497420 (Eduardo Pérez): ftplib: ftp anonymous password
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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.
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diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 65ee65b9a0a8..77b6a42416d8 100644
--- 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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