On Wed, Aug 16, 2000 at 11:43:16AM -0500, Brandon wrote:
>
> > Actually, I don't think that this should be a pure emulation. The
> > function for blocking requests should take the form:
> >
> > request(self, key0, key1 = None, type='KHK')
> >
> > or
> >
> > request(self, key) where key is a tuple of (type, key0, key1)
>
> Blah. Why can'd I just do request('news/index') like before?
> Or request('KSK at news/index') if I must.
Actually, you *can* just give a KHK or KSK (depending on what is
default). But you have to use the full form for other types.
> > I thought you hated software that had to be installed and ran as
> > root. But then, on Linux and Unix boxen, you have to be root to use
> > low ports (which is one of the few things I dislike about
> > Unix/Linux). :(
>
> I do hate to install and run as root. But some news readers can't handle
> news servers not on port 119. You're right, though. When I have a config
> file, I will certainly allow for running on non-root ports.
Yeah, why haven't they gotten rid of the port < 1024 restriction yet?
And if you really don't want people using ports under 1024 who aren't
authorized, why not just make a config file which contains of UIDs or
user names for the users who should be able to use ports < 1024?
--
Travis Bemann
Sendmail is still screwed up on my box.
My email address is really bemann at execpc.com.
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