On 18 Nov 98, at 17:39, Cary B. O'Brien wrote:
> I'd rather see an optional daemon started from inetd to do the
> external control. That way the diald code doesn't have to have the
> extra security stuff, or the socket stuff for that matter. Just let
> inetd[1] handle accepting the connection and tcpd (tcp-wrappers)
> handle access control. Heck, this can be done with a shell script,
> like the connect script for incoming ppp connections.
Have your looked at "dialmon"?
http://www.quaking.demon.co.uk/dialmon.html
This is a second daemon which talks to diald via control fifo's. The
are Windows and Tcl/Tk clients. It has some security features.
Seems a pity to re-invent the wheel.
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