From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Jul 12 0:57:47 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from axl.noc.iafrica.com (axl.noc.iafrica.com [196.31.1.175]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9712C1520F for ; Mon, 12 Jul 1999 00:57:41 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sheldonh@axl.noc.iafrica.com) Received: from sheldonh (helo=axl.noc.iafrica.com) by axl.noc.iafrica.com with local-esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 113axq-000Doq-00; Mon, 12 Jul 1999 09:57:26 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn To: Mark Murray Cc: Doug , hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: a BSD identd In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 11 Jul 1999 22:34:09 +0200." <199907112034.WAA17651@gratis.grondar.za> Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 09:57:26 +0200 Message-ID: <53123.931766246@axl.noc.iafrica.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sun, 11 Jul 1999 22:34:09 +0200, Mark Murray wrote: > As long as the documentation is _clear_ that this is not a front-line > security tool, but rather a thing to marginally augment logs with > user-supplied info, then I'll buy it. This is why I put forward a motion to move pidentd out of security and into net / sysutils last year. The suggestion wasn't well received, but I still think it'd help. I'd also like for the DESCR file for the port to say: "This service offers remote users some identity to report back to the local admin when complaining about abuse / break-ins originating from the local host." Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message