From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B366E3F3B8 for ; Sat, 12 Oct 2002 22:17:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mail@localhost) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g9D2HN517069 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Sat, 12 Oct 2002 22:17:23 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g9D2HNf17065 for ; Sat, 12 Oct 2002 22:17:23 -0400 Received: from server1.shellworld.net (root@server1.shellworld.net [64.39.15.178]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g9D1v7X17958 for ; Sat, 12 Oct 2002 21:57:08 -0400 Received: from localhost (jdashiel@localhost) by server1.shellworld.net (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id g9D2HKk78508 for ; Sat, 12 Oct 2002 21:17:20 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from jdashiel@shellworld.net) Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 22:17:20 -0400 (EDT) From: Jude DaShiell To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: security programs In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: By that standard, slackware 8.0.0 seems to fail. Unless tcp_wrappers is hidden and protecting itself from update. On Fri, 11 Oct 2002, L. C. Robinson wrote: > Tcp_wrappers is a standard binary part of Red Hat, and > any other decent distribution. It is essential to > configure it after a new installation, for any decent > security, of course, along with the other security > configuration basics, such as installing all security > updates. If one neglects those things, good security > tools in linux are worthless, and you WILL get hacked > (but maybe not quite so quickly as with a certain > dominant vendor's junk software). > > LCR > > On Fri, 11 Oct 2002, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > > Has anyone managed to get tcp_wrappers_7.6 built and > > operating under any version oor any brand of linux > > yet? If you don't know what that i > > ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/index.html > > should give you background info. > > -- > L. C. Robinson > reply to no_spam+munged_lcr@onewest.net.invalid > > People buy MicroShaft for compatibility, but get incompatibility and > instability instead. This is award winning "innovation". Find > out how MS holds your data hostage with "The *Lens*"; see > "CyberSnare" at http://www.netaction.org/msoft/cybersnare.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >