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Date:      Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:18:16 -0700
From:      "Loren M. Lang" <lorenl@alzatex.com>
To:        h p <regnans@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Howto monitor system security
Message-ID:  <20050414221816.GE4192@alzatex.com>
In-Reply-To: <68b3483d050314013051ad3226@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, Mar 14, 2005 at 10:30:02AM +0100, h p wrote:
> [...]
> > > FreeBSD security email is rather anoying, because it keeps sending
> > > messages even if nothing has changed.  I need an email sent to me only
> > > if there is something abnormal.
> >
> > What happens when someone breaks in and disables it from sending email?
> >
> > Think of it as a kind of heartbeat.
>=20
> Well, different minds work differently, but for me it adds vastly to
> the noise level.
> If everything is normal, I get a mail. If there is something wrong, I
> get a mail. A different one, for sure, but I have to actually read it
> to know.
> If I only get a mail in a special case, I am much more inclined to
> read it than if I get a mail every day for 300 days and on the 301st
> there is a mail with a warning. I've stopped paying attention long
> before that.
>=20
> Just my thoughts....

But what if that email never comes...

>=20
> Helge
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--=20
I sense much NT in you.
NT leads to Bluescreen.
Bluescreen leads to downtime.
Downtime leads to suffering.
NT is the path to the darkside.
Powerful Unix is.

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