From owner-freebsd-doc Mon Mar 25 1:57:45 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mail.freebsdmall.com (www.freebsdmall.com [66.220.2.194]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5951E37B421 for ; Mon, 25 Mar 2002 01:57:42 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail.freebsdmall.com (Postfix, from userid 2135) id DCACE2E828; Mon, 25 Mar 2002 01:57:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.freebsdmall.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C53DD2AA43; Mon, 25 Mar 2002 01:57:41 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 01:57:41 -0800 (PST) From: Chern Lee X-X-Sender: To: Tom Rhodes Cc: Subject: Re: docs/35378: Handbook has inaccurate description of freebsd-security list In-Reply-To: <200203011610.g21GA3c93435@freefall.freebsd.org> Message-ID: <20020325015550.C27820-100000@www.freebsdmall.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hey Tom, Have you seen the Security/Firewalls section of the Handbook? http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/firewalls.html It has a section on use and configuration of ipfw, although there is always room for improvement. Wouldn't want any duplicated efforts. - chern On Fri, 1 Mar 2002, Tom Rhodes wrote: > The following reply was made to PR docs/35378; it has been noted by GNATS. > > From: Tom Rhodes > To: Bob Johnson > Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: docs/35378: Handbook has inaccurate description of freebsd-security list > Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2002 11:15:53 -0500 > > Bob Johnson wrote: > > > >> > > Handbook description of freebsd-security mailing list is "Security issues". > > Mailing list is flooded with questions about how to use ssh, how > > to log in, how to configure IPFW, etc. Problem is multiplied by > > three responses telling them they should have posted their question > > on freebsd-questions. > > Indeed the Handbook does not cover the use and configuration of ipfw(8) > as it should. I have already started writing a section for the use and > configuration of ipfw(8). As for ssh(1), we have a nice section that > has been written by Chern Lee in the security section of the handbook, > so it need not be touched unless a large update is needed. > > > -- > Tom (Darklogik) Rhodes > www.Pittgoth.com Gothic Liberation Front > www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message