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. ;-)
Regards, Christian Schmidt
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