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Remove rexec howto; it's kind of pointless now

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\documentclass{howto}
\title{Restricted Execution HOWTO}
\release{2.1}
\author{A.M. Kuchling}
\authoraddress{\email{amk@amk.ca}}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\begin{abstract}
\noindent
Python 2.2.2 and earlier provided a \module{rexec} module running
untrusted code. However, it's never been exhaustively audited for
security and it hasn't been updated to take into account recent
changes to Python such as new-style classes. Therefore, the
\module{rexec} module should not be trusted. To discourage use of
\module{rexec}, this HOWTO has been withdrawn.
The \module{rexec} and \module{Bastion} modules have been disabled in
the Python CVS tree, both on the trunk (which will eventually become
Python 2.3alpha2 and later 2.3final) and on the release22-maint branch
(which will become Python 2.2.3, if someone ever volunteers to issue
2.2.3).
For discussion of the problems with \module{rexec}, see the python-dev
threads starting at the following URLs:
\url{http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2002-December/031160.html},
and
\url{http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2003-January/031848.html}.
\end{abstract}
\section{Version History}
Sep. 12, 1998: Minor revisions and added the reference to the Janus
project.
Feb. 26, 1998: First version. Suggestions are welcome.
Mar. 16, 1998: Made some revisions suggested by Jeff Rush. Some minor
changes and clarifications, and a sizable section on exceptions added.
Oct. 4, 2000: Checked with Python 2.0. Minor rewrites and fixes made.
Version number increased to 2.0.
Dec. 17, 2002: Withdrawn.
Jan. 8, 2003: Mention that \module{rexec} will be disabled in Python 2.3,
and added links to relevant python-dev threads.
\end{document}