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Date:      Thu, 25 Apr 2002 21:00:01 -0700
From:      Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org>
To:        "George V. Neville-Neil" <gnn@neville-neil.com>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Putting all PCBs into sysctl?
Message-ID:  <20020426040001.GB1530@elvis.mu.org>
In-Reply-To: <200204260302.g3Q32lV4012073@mail.meer.net>
References:  <200204260302.g3Q32lV4012073@mail.meer.net>

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* George V. Neville-Neil <gnn@neville-neil.com> [020425 20:02] wrote:
> Hey Folks,
> 
> 	I was just wondering if anyone had considered making it possible to
> control PCBs from the sysctl interface?  I'm not completely familiar with
> sysctl yet, is it possible to add information to the database dynamically?
> 
> 	It would be nice to be able to disconnect, or modify, long running 
> connections,
> for instance on a machine under DOS attack or perhaps for debugging.
> 
> 	Just an idea...

A very good one in fact, see what you can do, I'd be interested in
seeing patches to do this safely.

-- 
-Alfred Perlstein [alfred@freebsd.org]
'Instead of asking why a piece of software is using "1970s technology,"
 start asking why software is ignoring 30 years of accumulated wisdom.'
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