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authorTheo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org>1996-06-24 17:41:08 +0000
committerTheo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org>1996-06-24 17:41:08 +0000
commitdcbbf51b5ca3f8d9cf07dc1df73adf639aa0d3c6 (patch)
treef411cf78636b6243b86e39771fa9b91c842dc637 /libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8
parentc9f6cd0c19fc61a7d0554c82b3d548a2ab2ee60b (diff)
add -s flag; if specified in inetd, does not allow forwarding @ requests
Diffstat (limited to 'libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8')
-rw-r--r--libexec/fingerd/fingerd.810
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8 b/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8
index efb5226a9cd..072de359ca2 100644
--- a/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8
+++ b/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.\" from: @(#)fingerd.8 6.4 (Berkeley) 3/16/91
-.\" $Id: fingerd.8,v 1.1 1995/10/18 08:43:15 deraadt Exp $
+.\" $Id: fingerd.8,v 1.2 1996/06/24 17:41:06 deraadt Exp $
.\"
.Dd March 16, 1991
.Dt FINGERD 8
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
.Nd remote user information server
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm fingerd
+.Op Fl s
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Fingerd
is a simple protocol based on
@@ -53,6 +54,13 @@ There is no required format and the
protocol consists mostly of specifying a single
.Dq command line .
.Pp
+The
+.Fl s
+option prevents
+.Nm fingerd
+from doing lookups on names which have @ in them. This allows subnetworks
+to be hidden from prying eyes.
+.Pp
.Nm Fingerd
listens for
.Tn TCP