* On 25/08/06 12:02 +0200, Christian Schmidt wrote: | Hello Odhiambo, | | Odhiambo WASHINGTON, 25.08.2006 (d.m.y): | | > * On 24/08/06 22:58 +0200, Christian Schmidt wrote: | > | | > | IMO it would be great if dovecot could use tcpd/libwrap... | > | > I agree, but ..... | > | > Isn't that true for any service that is started via inetd? | | Sure, but I favor services that are running on their own... | | > It should | > work if you can start dovecot via inetd, but I don't like the idea | > either, coz using runit or daemontoools is better. | > However, I believe support for tcpd/libwrap can be incorporated into | > dovecot if you can convince Timo to do it, | | @Timo: What do you think about it? | IMO it can be very useful if a "service" offers its own possibility of | blocking hosts and/od networks without depending on external tools | like packet filters. | | > or make it worth his time if you really need it asap ;) | > | > If you know some C++, you can get the code from mysqld, exim, etc, | > which have it already, and submit a patch. | | Unfortunately, the only thing I know about C++ is that it's a | programming language. ;-) Me too ;) We're on the same train to doom! -Wash http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html DISCLAIMER: See http://www.wananchi.com/bms/terms.php -- +======================================================================+ |\ _,,,---,,_ | Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com> Zzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ | Wananchi Online Ltd. www.wananchi.com |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-'| Tel: +254 20 313985-9 +254 20 313922 '---''(_/--' `-'\_) | GSM: +254 722 743223 +254 733 744121 +======================================================================+ Very few profundities can be expressed in less than 80 characters.