Date: 15 Aug 2003 19:30:11 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com> To: Frank Reppin <frank.reppin@boerde.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Make popa3d listen on specific interface Message-ID: <44adaaa48s.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <3F3D6BAB.3000903@boerde.de> References: <002001c362ae$f4265410$04fea8c0@moe> <44n0eaa56g.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <3F3D6BAB.3000903@boerde.de>
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Frank Reppin <frank.reppin@boerde.de> writes: > wouldn't it be possible to change this whilst editing > <params.h> within the source? I just downloaded popa3d > and it shows: > > /* > * The address and port to listen on. > */ > #define DAEMON_ADDR "0.0.0.0" /* INADDR_ANY */ > #define DAEMON_PORT 110 > > but I have to mention that I dunno if the port can handle this. :/ > must check first > But at least it should be possible to bind popa3d to a specific interface. Yes, you *can* bind to an address that way. However, you can't bind to an interface that easily, which is really required to do this as a security measure. A firewall may be protecting you from source-spoofed packets, but then you're back to, well, depending on the firewall for the real security.
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