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Re: [cobalt-users] Blocking email



> I've got that list in my hosts.deny file but what does it keep them out of?

Redhat Manual: TCP Wrappers - Can monitor and control remote access to your
local tftp, exec, ftp, rsh, telnet, rlogin, finger, and systat daemon.

I also compile OpenSSH with TCP Wrappers. It makes me feel all warm and
fuzzy when I see this in my logs.

Apr  2 13:09:54 ns1 sshd[18332]: refused connect from 212.124.35.7
Apr  2 13:09:54 ns1 sshd[18333]: refused connect from 212.124.35.7
Apr  2 13:09:54 ns1 sshd[18334]: refused connect from 212.124.35.7
Apr  2 13:09:54 ns1 sshd[18335]: refused connect from 212.124.35.7
Apr  2 13:09:54 ns1 sshd[18336]: refused connect from 212.124.35.7
Apr  2 13:09:54 ns1 sshd[18337]: refused connect from 212.124.35.7
Apr  2 13:09:54 ns1 sshd[18338]: refused connect from 212.124.35.7

> It does not appear to keep them out of sending mail to the server?

Correct, but if you add those IP blocks to /etc/mail/access I believe it
will.

HTH,
j

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