What does the "(null)" in "4D1-3.147 IP6 yrsa ((null))" mean?

[Vernon Schryver]

In article <64 at harald.UUCP>, jba at harald.ruc.dk (Jan B. Andersen) writes:
> ...[telnetd says]...
> 
>   4D1-3.147 IP6 yrsa ((null))
> -- 
> Jan B. Andersen                              ("SIMULA does it with CLASS")


There was a bug introduced in telnetd some time ago, and fixed not long
afterwards which caused this symptom.  It was an error in translating stuff
to use uname(2)--an extra %s in an sprintf(3) pattern.  The problem does
not seem evident in 3.1G.  Even better, 3.1G identifies itself as "4D1-3.1G."

Vernon Schryver
Silicon Graphics
vjs at sgi.com