Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 14:48:54 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net> To: Alexander Langer <alex@big.endian.de> Cc: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org>, security@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc inetd.conf Message-ID: <59836.997879734@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 15 Aug 2001 13:48:52 %2B0200." <20010815134852.B16184@zerogravity.kawo2.rwth-aachen.d>
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On Wed, 15 Aug 2001 13:48:52 +0200, Alexander Langer wrote: > We can disable binding to port 25 and local mail delivery will still > work. I also like disabling all other network services by default. > One of OpenBSD's argument is, that you then know what services you've > had enabled, and you then know, what to take care about. If you > missed a SA about some service you haven't enabled either, who cares? The only problem here is that FreeBSD could be seen as a system that does nothing out of the box. :-) This is not an unresolvable problem, it's just something that needs to be considered. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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