Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 16:03:06 -0800 From: Kevin Oberman <kob6558@gmail.com> To: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net> Cc: FreeBSD current mailing list <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: periodic emails Message-ID: <CAN6yY1s8TBzsvLMQKVu3X1mydKMahNGGFquX6nuHqsXYLLDZzw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <E4CECE08-C9BE-4CA5-842B-420A44DCF461@lists.zabbadoz.net> References: <E4CECE08-C9BE-4CA5-842B-420A44DCF461@lists.zabbadoz.net>
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On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 1:29 PM, Bjoern A. Zeeb < bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net> wrote: > Hi, > > why do we send all these empty headings for periodic emails or given there > is > no output to this one can we > > 1) suppress the empty sections (to me that sounds a bit like a wrong > return code or something maybe?), and > 2) add an option to suppress "empty" periodic emails entirely? > > Sample: > ------- > Removing stale files from /var/preserve: > > Cleaning out old system announcements: > > Removing stale files from /var/rwho: > > Backup passwd and group files: > > Verifying group file syntax: > /etc/group is fine > > Security check: > (output mailed separately) > > Checking for denied zone transfers (AXFR and IXFR): > > -- End of daily output -- > ------- > > > I'd also like to get the hostname out of the headings of the security > emails > if possible. It's in the Subject:. There's no need to have each section > header > starting differently. I understand that it would be a POLA problem given > a lot > of people parse these emails automatically so adding an option for that > would be > ok with me as well. > > Any takers? > > /bz > > -- > Bjoern A. Zeeb You have to have visions! > It does not matter how good you are. It matters what good you do! > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Please don't! The headers with no entries confirm that the check has been run. I really don't care about the hostnames, but the POLA issue makes me seriously question whther it is worth doing. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer E-mail: kob6558@gmail.com
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