> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Oct 8 15:47:23 2000
> Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 08:13:59 +1100
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: LPRng: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Bug#74293: lprng listens on all the interfaces]
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Craig Small)
>
>
> I got this bug from a Debian user. I'm not sure how insecure having
> things the way they are is, but being able to specify what interfaces to
> listen on is pretty standard on most daemons and kinda neat.
>
> ----- Forwarded message from Manel Marin -----
> lprng listens on all interfaces
>
> This is a safety risk!
>
>
> I have not seen the way of restrict interfaces to e.g.: 127.0.0.1 and 10.0.0.1
> as it can be done with other major daemons (named, apache, postfix, samba)
> with options like "listen on", "bind", or "interface"
>
> When using lprng at home without firewall (most common setup with newbies)
> lprng is active in internet interface waiting the next exploit to appear :-(
>
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
>
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> Craig Small VK2XLZ GnuPG:1C1B D893 1418 2AF4 45EE 95CB C76C E5AC 12CA DFA5
> Eye-Net Consulting http://www.eye-net.com.au/ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> MIEEE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian developer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Good idea and easy to implement.
lpd_port=[ipaddr%]port now will cause lpd to bind to the interface with
the specified IP address.
(Prompted by the whingings of some anonymous Debian user and
forwarded by: Craig Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
lpd_port=ip.address%port will do this in LPRng-3.7.1
Patrick
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