Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 18:25:07 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net> To: mixtim@mixtim.homeip.net Cc: security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc inetd.conf Message-ID: <85974.997892707@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 15 Aug 2001 10:06:21 -0400." <20010815100621.A5853@mixtim.homeip.net>
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On Wed, 15 Aug 2001 10:06:21 -0400, Mixtim wrote: > I've installed FreeBSD on quite a few machines. Every install required > tweaking configuration files and editing rc.conf. Since you do this > every install anyway, why not disable every network service and make the > administrator turn on what they really need? You missed my point. All I'm seeing is that care should be taken to avoid the perception amongst journalists and other non-technical people that "FreeBSD is useless out of the box". As Robert Watson mentioned, care is already taken in sysinstall, where a number of services can be "turned on" during the installation. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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