Subject: Re: IRC client behind NAT question...
To: Todd Vierling <tv@wasabisystems.com>
From: Andrew Brown <atatat@atatdot.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 08/31/2000 11:13:23
>Note the "nowait" and "nobody", which are different from those used by
>/usr/libexec/identd. The "nowait" is very important in particular, and
>"nobody" improves security by running this as non-root.
this last line is particularly ironic. :)
>===== CUT - fakeidentd.c =====
>/*
> * fakeidentd.c - Demonstrate the bogosity of info coming from ident,
> * by providing every request the same info.
> *
> * Author: Todd Vierling <tv@pobox.com>, February 2000. Public domain.
> */
something this small ought to be in inetd, yes? and...speaking of
which, why are the inetd builtins bound to specific ports?
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