Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 13:52:24 -0600 (CST) From: James Wyatt <jwyatt@RWSystems.net> To: Mike Jenkins <mjenkins@carp.gbr.epa.gov> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dummy-pop3 server Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902091348460.14085-100000@kasie.rwsystems.net> In-Reply-To: <199902091441.IAA02438@carp.gbr.epa.gov>
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On Tue, 9 Feb 1999, Mike Jenkins wrote: > On Mon, 8 Feb 1999, James Wyatt wrote: > > The original question led me to think the older server was to be retired > > from service. The plug/netcat/socket/plug-gw/etc... will *never* get the > > users off of the old server. > > Since I was getting a bit lost with this thread, I looked thru the ISP > mailing list archives. The original question was from Leif Nelan on > Jan 25. It was answered with a perl script and various shell scripts. > The thread was revived on Feb 5 by Troy Settle asking how to redirect > port 110 traffic. The revived thread is the one we have been discussing. Thanks, that makes more sense! We used to use plug-gw for this. Now socket is used where real pass-through is needed. (kinda like a reverse proxy for some protocols) > > Also: I noticed that one of the scripts used 'read -t 10 MYVAR' or such. > > Which OS or shell has a '-t' param on read? > Works on my FreeBSD 2.2.6 sh. Tried /bin/sh this time and you are right again. Not on bash, ksh, or csh! On some machines (AIX), ksh is linked to /bin/sh (or visa versa) and this doesn't work. I'd love to see it added to bash, though. Thanks - Jy@ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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