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author | Jason McIntyre <jmc@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2004-02-19 22:25:39 +0000 |
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committer | Jason McIntyre <jmc@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2004-02-19 22:25:39 +0000 |
commit | 4107b37106c62669d025bed1f2f3962213c54317 (patch) | |
tree | 00b036c361e38b7846f65503328844503d0a013b /lib/libwrap/hosts_access.5 | |
parent | 06ec923df520fbf7e875ad8175897e5fbf3ae208 (diff) |
new sentence, new line;
Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libwrap/hosts_access.5')
-rw-r--r-- | lib/libwrap/hosts_access.5 | 17 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libwrap/hosts_access.5 b/lib/libwrap/hosts_access.5 index 489f1c955da..5aec38b9276 100644 --- a/lib/libwrap/hosts_access.5 +++ b/lib/libwrap/hosts_access.5 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: hosts_access.5,v 1.22 2004/02/19 22:20:05 jmc Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: hosts_access.5,v 1.23 2004/02/19 22:25:38 jmc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1997, Jason Downs. All rights reserved. .\" @@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ The access control language implements the following patterns: .It A string that begins with a .Sq \&. -character. A host name is matched if +character. +A host name is matched if the last components of its name match the specified pattern. For example, the pattern .Sq .tue.nl @@ -150,7 +151,8 @@ An expression of the form .Sq n.n.n.n/m.m.m.m is interpreted as a .Sq net/mask -pair. A host address is matched if +pair. +A host address is matched if .Sq net is equal to the bitwise AND of the address and the .Sq mask . @@ -341,8 +343,8 @@ The default timeout for username lookups is 10 seconds: too short to cope with slow networks, but long enough to irritate PC users. .El .Pp -Selective username lookups can alleviate the last problem. For example, -a rule like: +Selective username lookups can alleviate the last problem. +For example, a rule like: .Pp .Dl daemon_list\ \&: @pcnetgroup ALL@ALL .Pp @@ -468,8 +470,9 @@ for infinite finger loops. .Pp On network firewall systems this trick can be carried even further. The typical network firewall only provides a limited set of services to -the outer world. All other services can be "bugged" just like the above -tftp example. The result is an excellent early-warning system. +the outer world. +All other services can be "bugged" just like the above tftp example. +The result is an excellent early-warning system. .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width /etc/hosts.allow -compact .It Pa /etc/hosts.allow |