Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 21:02:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Alex <garbanzo@hooked.net> To: Matthew Dillon <dillon@backplane.com> Cc: "David O'Brien" <obrien@NUXI.com>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sbin/ping ping.8 ping.c Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9808272056550.1373-100000@zippy.dyn.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <199808271623.JAA14670@apollo.backplane.com>
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On Thu, 27 Aug 1998, Matthew Dillon wrote: [...] > Well, it seems to be too contentious an issue, nobody is willing to > take a longer-term view. The -c restritions were already taken out so no > further mods should be necessary. I think it's a big mistake, though, > the default should not be infinite packets. So make it configurable. I think I saw a /etc/security.conf suggested, and IMO that would be a nice addition, to be able to tweak this kinda stuff. I mean, I use FreeBSD on a home computer, if I'm pinging someone, I like to wait until I feel ready to hit ctrl-c (obviously a DoS from a 33.6 modem is unlikely). A preset hardcoded limit would be a hinderance for me. It seems to me the ability to turn it on for certian users would be the best of both worlds. If you were really paranoid, you'd most likely set some kind of limit to how many pings/hour a user could send out, taking in account the size of the packets sent. - alex | "Contrary to popular belief, penguins are not the salvation of modern | | technology. Neither do they throw parties for the urban proletariat." | | Powered by FreeBSD http://www.freebsd.org/ |
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