commit 606fe4e79f617f5b167cf0813cba1ccb3a3a2c19
author Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> Fri Dec 28 20:57:14 2001 +0000
committer Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> Fri Dec 28 20:57:14 2001 +0000
tree a1ba57408d5fa20383823b3241d9f1e64f3eb89a
parent 24a643416d8bc390174d2c0a0a29e6168c941da1

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.

Misc/NEWS

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 65ee65b..77b6a42 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 
 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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