From owner-freebsd-security Mon Jan 22 22:29:16 1996 Return-Path: owner-security Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id WAA04435 for security-outgoing; Mon, 22 Jan 1996 22:29:16 -0800 (PST) Received: from grumble.grondar.za (root@grumble.grondar.za [196.7.18.130]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id WAA04419 for ; Mon, 22 Jan 1996 22:28:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (mark@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by grumble.grondar.za (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA25371; Tue, 23 Jan 1996 08:27:31 +0200 (SAT) Message-Id: <199601230627.IAA25371@grumble.grondar.za> X-Authentication-Warning: grumble.grondar.za: Host mark@localhost [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: Nathan Lawson cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Ownership of files/tcp_wrappers port Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 08:27:30 +0200 From: Mark Murray Sender: owner-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk Nathan Lawson wrote: > Secondly, I was wondering why the tcp_wrappers distribution didn't make it > into the source tree instead of being a port. It's a pretty small program > that hasn't received too many changes recently. It's very worthwhile and > libwrap.a can be linked into portmap and ypserv a lot more easily (even > making this the default, perhaps). I think this is a damn fine idea. Seconded. Any ISP who does not have wrappers, and any user who does not consider their use when connecting to the 'net has a serious problem. M -- Mark Murray 46 Harvey Rd, Claremont, Cape Town 7700, South Africa +27 21 61-3768 GMT+0200 Finger mark@grondar.za for PGP key