Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 02:02:36 +1100 (EST) From: Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au> To: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ascii art in hosts.allow Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001260140280.14344-100000@backup.af.speednet.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20000124233834.A83466@dragon.nuxi.com>
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On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, David O'Brien wrote:
> > What is the reason for putting a giant "Example!" in hosts.allow?
>
> So you'll notice that this file is an example and *demands* your
> attention in configuring your system properly.
Change it to hosts.allow.sample then? No hosts.allow file is essentially
the same as the ALL:ALL:allow rule, no?
> > I note that it was committed at 3 o'clock in the morning...
>
> Sounds like normal hacking time to me.
Fair enough. Please note that I respect your efforts, and was not trying
to insinuate anything.
I just find this kind of [ascii art] thing a bit out of style with the
rest of the system. This is the point I'm trying to make.
> > was someone trying to make a point?
>
> Yes, don't shoot yourself in the foot by leaving your system wide open.
Then say this in a new comment at the top of the file. It is not clear
*why* you have to modify it, although the next set of comments does say
"Start by allowing everything". It works out-of-the-box, so why should
you change it? (yes, I know why).
> > What other files have this type of gross bit-bloat in them?
>
> src/sys/
Again, what I was trying to say is that there aren't any other files with
giant lettering in them, are there?
>
> --
> -- David (obrien@NUXI.com)
>
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