henry nelson wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 12:35:37AM +0300, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> > following to your hosts.allow file:
> >
> >       telnet : 127.0.0.1 : allow
> >       telnet : ALL \
> >               : severity auth.info \
> >               : twist /bin/echo "You are not welcome to use %d from %h."
> >
> > The libwrap support of inetd(8) will take care of the rest :-)
> 
> I wasn't able to get enough information from inetd(8) or hosts_access(5)
> to show me what you've done so that I can create something to meet my own
> needs.  Specifically, what will %d or %h insert, and how would I enter a
> short paragraph (3-4 lines)?
> 
> [For the time being I have inetd run a /bin/sh script to echo 3 lines of
> information.  The script is behind tcp wrappers.  To overcome the "stair
> casing" effect that I think Andy was refering to, I echo some control
> codes, e.g., '^[[2J^[[3;4f', which positions the cursor.  It seems to be
> okay on the telnet clients I've tried.]
> 
> Anyway, thanks everyone.
> 
> henry nelson


The man pages hosts_access(5) and hosts_options(5) should have
everything you need to know ... for example, the 'banner' directive can
be used for exactly what you're wanting to do.
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