Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 16:58:10 +0200 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@people.tecnik93.com> To: Adi Pircalabu <apircalabu@bitdefender.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Security port: automated integration in the mail/file server - to do or not to do ? Message-ID: <20050112165810.07364fcd@it.buh.tecnik93.com> In-Reply-To: <20050112152102.57fc843a@apircalabu.dsd.ro> References: <20050112152102.57fc843a@apircalabu.dsd.ro>
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On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:21:02 +0200 Adi Pircalabu <apircalabu@bitdefender.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm working for a security port and I noticed that none of the existing > ones integrate their filters automatically after install, regardless of > the agent they are installed for. Instead, every port gives (usually > from pkg-message) the necessary information on how to integrate the > filter. > My question is: what is the right FreeBSD way to handle this filter > integration issue? I definitely see two options: > 1. automatic integration of the filter (probably from pkg-plist or > pkg-install), including the needed changes in agent's configuration. > 2. the integration should be done by the user using the information > provided in post install messages. While I try to make my ports as user friendly and automated as possible, I would vote for 2) above. I hate when something just changes on my system without me telling it to do so explicitly; plus I could very well install the port today and wait to the end of the week to switch it on for testing; plus there will always be some strange edge cases when you'll just break some custom configuration. Eventually (if possible, since I didn't saw that Makefile ;) ) if you can somehow integrated the required changes but not activate them (e.g. an rc script and a portname_enable="YES" that one should set to activate them). And BTW one would be able to run (part of) that "security port" as a nice postfix queue filter without having to scratch its left left side with the right foot, right ? :) -- IOnut Unregistered ;) FreeBSD "user"
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