Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:30:02 +0100 From: h p <regnans@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Howto monitor system security Message-ID: <68b3483d050314013051ad3226@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20050313233248.GR18080@alzatex.com> References: <slrnd39e2s.1gru.use-reply-to@sergei.homeunix.org> <20050313233248.GR18080@alzatex.com>
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[...] > > FreeBSD security email is rather anoying, because it keeps sending > > messages even if nothing has changed. I need an email sent to me only > > if there is something abnormal. > > What happens when someone breaks in and disables it from sending email? > > Think of it as a kind of heartbeat. Well, different minds work differently, but for me it adds vastly to the noise level. If everything is normal, I get a mail. If there is something wrong, I get a mail. A different one, for sure, but I have to actually read it to know. If I only get a mail in a special case, I am much more inclined to read it than if I get a mail every day for 300 days and on the 301st there is a mail with a warning. I've stopped paying attention long before that. Just my thoughts.... Helge
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