Are there 3 users, 2 of which have since been holed due to it?

I am surprised this is even a question requiring public agreement.

> Needs SOCK_RAW, no privsep/drop, collecting dust for 21 years and counting.
> 
> This is a full-blown setuid root mix of ping and tcpdump:
> 
> 
> DESCR
>   icmpinfo is a tool for observing ICMP messages in a manner similar
>   to tcpdump(8).
>  ...
> 
> README
>   Vers 1.11.1 - 17 August 95
>  ...
>   I'll suggest that you leave icmpinfo running all time (with -l, or -lnp for 
>   minimal resource consumption (also see NOTE below)) and recording its
>   output for further reference.
>  ...
>   IMPORTANT NOTE : *If* you machine is running a named (is a name
>   server) you MUST USE -n when leaving icmpinfo unattended, to avoid
>   some possible looping, when icmpinfo tries to resolve an ip in an
>   unreachable domain. [this problem of domain generated icmps has been
>   worked upon... but I found no satisfary solutions, suggestions welcome,
>   maybe a solution for v1.12 !]
> 
> icmpinfo(1)
>      In normal operation, icmpinfo will only report on "weird" packets, mainly
>      icmp_unreachable.
> 
> 
> Just use ping(8) and tcpdump(8), _especially_ when looking at "weird" packets!
> 
> OK to remove?
> 

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