Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 17:24:44 +0300 From: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> To: Jochem Kossen <j.kossen@home.nl> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG, jmz@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: x11/XFree86-4: patch to make XFree86-4 a _little_ bit more secure Message-ID: <20011026172444.F33751@straylight.oblivion.bg> In-Reply-To: <20011026155354.A44808@jochem.dyndns.org>; from j.kossen@home.nl on Fri, Oct 26, 2001 at 03:53:55PM %2B0200 References: <20011026155354.A44808@jochem.dyndns.org>
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On Fri, Oct 26, 2001 at 03:53:55PM +0200, Jochem Kossen wrote: > Hi there, > > I always hate the fact that when i start X, port 6000 is listening. > Attached file patches startx to use X with the '-nolisten tcp' option. > My idea behind this is that most people who use X don't need the network > options of it, those who do, are wise enough to change it in `which > startx`... > Secure by default? :) > > I haven't made a PR of this since it's not really a bug, i could do that > if people want that... > > Save the file to something like > /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4/files/patch-startx and it should work I like this idea. G'luck, Peter -- If wishes were fishes, the antecedent of this conditional would be true. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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