Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 03:30:42 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@NUXI.com> To: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HEADS UP! Inetd wrapping OFF by default Message-ID: <19990628033042.A37489@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <3776D1EF.D4D4021E@gorean.org>; from Doug on Sun, Jun 27, 1999 at 06:37:51PM -0700 References: <32068.930508133@axl.noc.iafrica.com> <3776D1EF.D4D4021E@gorean.org>
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> First, the setting in /etc/defaults/rc.conf should default to off, as > defaulting it to on violates POLA for the many many people who haven't > updated to 3.x from 2.2 yet. Personally, I don't care what is the default in 3.x, but it should be ON by default in 4.0. > I propose that the -w flag be changed to take parameters. To start with, > you would have [-w <[e] [i]>] to control wrapping for external and internal > services respectively. This would also allow the system to be extensible in > the future to include other types or subtypes of services. Interesting idea... I like it. As you said, it removes us from forcing some policy and just provides the mechanism. -- -- David (obrien@NUXI.com -or- obrien@FreeBSD.org) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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