Florian Pritz wrote:
On 16.07.2011 21:09, Grigorios Bouzakis wrote:
Dan McGee wrote:
Dropping tcp_wrappers support
Due to upstream not having released a new version since April 1997, we=
are dropping `tcp_wrappers` support from all packages and removing the=
package from `[core]`. In addition, newer daemons and applications are=
inconsistent in their support for libwrap, leading to confusion as to whether an application supports the library.
If you currently use `/etc/hosts.allow` or `/etc/hosts.deny` for security or logging purposes, you will need to adjust accordingly and use another tool such as `iptables`.
Why has this been announced since it hasnt happened yet? Isn't that the point of news? Announce something thats taken place. But this is still in testing which isnt a news worthy place.
Dan posted this now so tcp_wrapper users have to to prepare before things go sideways since their systems might be unprotected when they install the updates.
Thanks, i always had the idea that when news are announced people are going to find the news item in the next system update even if its performed 1 min after the announcement. For the rest, theres arch-dev-public. Maybe its a good practice announcing things beforehand but i have the feeling that it wasnt always the case. Probably just a matter of habit/preference. Greg -- () against html e-mail | usenet & email communication netiquette /\ www.asciiribbon.org | www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html