Subject: Re: tcp-wrappers, tcpd, and NetBSD
To: Tim Rightnour <TIM_R@cii.ciinet.com>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: current-users
Date: 03/14/1997 11:56:29
On Fri, 14 Mar 1997 12:58:04 MST-800
"Tim Rightnour" <TIM_R@cii.ciinet.com> wrote:
> I noticed that OpenBSD has decided to include tcpd in thier
> distribution so that a wrapper can be easily installed. I was
> wondering If we were planning anything like this for netbsd. If
> not.. let me propose the following solution:
...NetBSD has no need to ship tcpd - we include libwrap in NetBSD-current,
and have modified inetd to work with it directly. All you need to do
is create the /etc/hosts.{allow,deny} files. There is no need to
modify /etc/inetd.conf to use this feature.
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