From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Mon Mar 14 09:30:03 2005
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F31216A4CE
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon, 14 Mar 2005 09:30:03 +0000 (GMT)
Received: from wproxy.gmail.com (wproxy.gmail.com [64.233.184.197])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D241943D5F
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon, 14 Mar 2005 09:30:02 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from regnans@gmail.com)
Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 69so1366683wri
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon, 14 Mar 2005 01:30:02 -0800 (PST)
DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws;
	s=beta; d=gmail.com;
	h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:references;
	b=HS/RcBS3fNXd0AudwsVCpn9CkqA+QG3cPVOXFSKy96/fX6a6ibylsa/oE25k/HZsFqop4CaAktWiG6LitLceJL5XR0krb4ZzbV6Vos7RDmsj/ZzkOJAGsEPy2Wp6DqX5Zbz/CVJTagDK25v7F6sTXRoYr220RAyVnfc8xnlyEJ4=
Received: by 10.54.82.19 with SMTP id f19mr727427wrb;
        Mon, 14 Mar 2005 01:30:02 -0800 (PST)
Received: by 10.54.53.70 with HTTP; Mon, 14 Mar 2005 01:30:02 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <68b3483d050314013051ad3226@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:30:02 +0100
From: h p <regnans@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20050313233248.GR18080@alzatex.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
References: <slrnd39e2s.1gru.use-reply-to@sergei.homeunix.org>
	 <20050313233248.GR18080@alzatex.com>
cc: sgnezdov@sergei.homeunix.org
cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Howto monitor system security
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
Reply-To: h p <regnans@gmail.com>
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 09:30:03 -0000

[...]
> > 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