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From: Mike Fisher <mfisher@csh.rit.edu>
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Subject: Re: question on necessity of tcp_wrappers port
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On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Vivek Khera wrote:

> >>>>> "MF" == Mike Fisher <mfisher@csh.rit.edu> writes:
> 
> MF> Unless I am in error, the functionality of the port's tcpd binary
> MF> (useful for logging) is not available from the FreeBSD version of
> MF> tcp_wrappers.
> 
> The functionality of tcpd is built into inetd, when invoked with the
> flag -w, which seems to be the default configuration.
>
> What feature specifically is lacking? Where else would one use the
> tcpd binary other than inetd?

I was in error.  I missed the -l flag, which does what I wanted to do
with tcpd (log all connection attempts).

Time for me to put on a pointy hat.

The port should still live for the people staying with legacy FreeBSD
systems, though, IMO.

- -- 
Mike
  "The man who puts all the guns and all the decision-making power
  into the hands of the central government and then says, 'Limit
  yourself'; it is he who is truly the impractical utopian."
     -- Murray Rothbard

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