Garcia Elizabeth wrote:
> hi again,
> i've just encountered a problem on my linux
> server. when i added lines in my hosts.allow:
>
> in.telnetd: your.pc.ip.address: allow
> all: all: deny
>
> my pop service stop functioning and when i remove this
> lines my pop3 service is working. what could be
> wrong??? thanks..
>
>
> --- "Reynald I. Ngo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> At 07:19 PM 1/28/01 -0800, you wrote:
>>
>> [hosts.allow]
>> in.telnetd: your.pc.ip.address: allow
>> all: all: deny
>>
>> [hosts.deny]
>> blank
>>
>>> i've tried what you have suggested.. i put my
>>> computer's i.p. address on hosts.allow and
>>
>> in.telnetd:
>>
>>> ALL in hosts.deny and also enabling telnet on
>>> inetd.conf and issued killall -HUP inetd. I can now
>>> telnet on my pc but other pc's can also telnet to
>>
>> my
>>
>>> linux server... what did i miss??? thanks...
>>
>>
>> ---
>> Reynald I. Ngo
>> Express Internet, Inc.
>> Express Telecoms Co., Inc.
>>
>>
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pop3 won't work since you denied it (all:deny).
you need a in.pop3d line with the corresponding ip addresses.
or use something like:
in.telnetd: DENY
in.telnetd: your.ip.address
this way other services won't be blocked.
man /etc/hosts.allow
man /etc/hosts.deny
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