----- Forwarded message from ----- Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 07:34:25 -0700 To: Josip Rodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Bug#344905: mldonkey server does not support normal address/mask format in allowed_ips Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11+cvs20060126 Status: RO
Hello, On Sun, Feb 26, 2006 at 01:35:06AM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote: > On Tue, Dec 27, 2005 at 11:48:18PM +0100, Sylvain Le Gall wrote: > > > It's quite unfortunate that the allowed_ips variable doesn't accept the > > > normal address/mask format, because that way there is no easy way to > > > specify networks such as 213.202.64.0/18, let alone something larger. > > > > I agree with this statement. But, from my experience, people don't play > > a lot with anything outside 192.168.0.* or 127.0.0.1. But off course, i > > will be better to adress everything in the netmask... I think you would > > agree that this bug is "wishlist"... > > Well, perhaps minor, but not wishlist, because I think it's silly to expect > people to maintain an IP access list without netmask support. It's 2006 :) > > It doesn't even extend only to larger blocks - think smaller networks too - > how do you specify a /26, skip the next /27, and then include another /27? > It's simply painful :) Well, i will submit your point of view to upstream author. Kind regard Sylvain Le Gall ps: i have no internet connection, don't expect a correction soon. ----- End forwarded message ----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
