Date: 13 Sep 1999 20:40:29 +0200 From: Eric Jacoboni <jaco@titine.fr.eu.org> To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> Cc: FreeBSD-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: "talk" appears broken! Message-ID: <87k8pu3baa.fsf@titine.fr.eu.org> In-Reply-To: Sheldon Hearn's message of "Mon, 13 Sep 1999 19:15:26 %2B0200" References: <18493.937242926@axl.noc.iafrica.com>
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Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> writes:
> > At least, rename it /etc/hosts.allow.orig in order to disable tcp
> > wrappers... try your services, then write your own /etc/hosts.allow.
>
> Oi! You're spreading misinformation here. :-(
>
> Removing hosts.allow doesn't disable TCP Wrappers. Rather, for wrapped
> applications, it causes _all_ wrapped services to be denied.
As far as hosts_access(5) is up to date :
"A non-existing access control file is treated as if it
were an empty file. Thus, access control can be turned off
by providing no access control files."
That's exactly what i wanted to say... sorry if i was unclear.
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