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Date:      Fri, 5 Sep 2008 11:33:59 -0400
From:      Sean Cavanaugh <millenia2000@hotmail.com>
To:        <albert.shih@obspm.fr>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: portsnap in cron and firewall
Message-ID:  <BAY126-W4655DF1DD6692E49F7FD9ECA580@phx.gbl>
In-Reply-To: <20080905141402.GJ5474@pcjas.obspm.fr>
References:  <20080905141402.GJ5474@pcjas.obspm.fr>

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> Date: Fri=2C 5 Sep 2008 16:14:02 +0200> From: Albert.Shih@obspm.fr> To: f=
reebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: portsnap in cron and firewall> > Hi =
all> > I've some servers for internal use. On those servers I have some pf =
(or> ipfw) rule to deny any connection from inside to outside. > > Long tim=
e ago when ports tree is update with cvs=2C I'm using something like> > pf =
command to open inside --> outside connection> cvsup > portupgrade --fetch-=
only --all> pf command to close inside --> outside connection> > But now wi=
th portsnap cron (that's mean random sleep) I don't known when> the system =
try to connect outside. > > Do you have any idea how can I make my update u=
sing portsnap (I known I can> use cvsup) in a crontab with my network confi=
g ? >=20
=20
"portsnap cron" just randomizes the time to download unlike "portsnap fetch=
" which says to do it right now. cron was added to help randomize the time =
so everyone syncing at midnight UTC arent all hitting at exact same time.=



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