Thanks for the info, Bill.
I take it from your reply (and from not finding any references to RBL in the
original code) that this patch actually creates this previously non-existing
feature?
Where can I find a copy of this patch, should I want to work on the
big-endian problem?
Thanks,
Dennis
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 2:03 PM
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> Subject: Re: tcpwrappers
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> On Wed, Dec 03, 2003, Dennis McRitchie wrote:
> >What is the RBL patch, and what are the consequences of not
> having it?
> >Where can I get more information about it?
>
> The RBL patch allows one to specify dnsRBLs (Realtime
> Blackhole Lists) in the /etc/hosts.allow file. We used this
> extensively with smail-3.2 to block spam. Some entries from
> one of our servers:
>
> # this one allows anybody in our white hat list
> ALL: {RBL}.whl.celestial.net. : ALLOW
> # deny from our local database of people who've tried
> cracking # or abusing our ftp servers.
> ALL: {RBL}.guardian.celestial.net. : DENY
> sendmail,smtpd: {RBL}.dynablock.wirehub.net. : DENY
> sendmail,smtpd: {RBL}.sbl.spamhaus.org. : DENY
> ...
>
> Personally I find the RBL capabilities one of the most useful
> features of tcp_wrappers.
>
> Bill
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