Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 13:56:51 -0400 (EDT) From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> To: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc inetd.conf Message-ID: <200108151756.f7FHupj32671@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1010815134222.81642K-100000@fledge.watson.org> References: <006601c125b0$625d7b90$28d90c42@eservoffice.com> <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1010815134222.81642K-100000@fledge.watson.org>
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<<On Wed, 15 Aug 2001 13:44:48 -0400 (EDT), Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.ORG> said: > I agree with your thoughts on a menu-driven editor, but doing that > properly relies on having a machine-parsable file format that supports > in-band disabling of services. This is the sort of thing that XML would be good for, if only there were a tolerable XML-parsing library. (Actually, almost any structured format would be better than the current mess that is inetd.conf.) That would also make it easier for packages to auto-configure their inetd.conf entries. -GAWollman To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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