Re: misc/18947 (ftpd lacks a per host limit of simultaneous connections)

[Matthew Mondor <mm_lists%pulsar-zone.net@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR misc/18947; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Matthew Mondor <mm_lists%pulsar-zone.net@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: misc/18947 (ftpd lacks a per host limit of simultaneous
 connections)
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:39:21 -0400

 On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:10:09 +0000 (UTC)
 Elad Efrat <elad%NetBSD.org@localhost> wrote:
 
 >  Right, you want each program to have the ability to export events along
 >  with some data so that everything that happens on a system/network/etc.
 >  can be correlated and acted upon in a centralized way. It's an easy way
 >  to construct a big picture of what exactly is going on.
 >  
 >  Lacking such a mechanism, however, here's the cleanest way to "fix" such
 >  problems:
 >  
 >      http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/filter.html
 >  
 >  (See, e.g., "Stateful Tracking Options.")
 >  
 >  This PR should be closed.
 
 I know that pf can do this, but I don't personally think that because a
 firewall supports this option a daemon shouldn't be able to...  Of
 course, if the original poster doesn't mind and wants the PR closed, I
 won't argue however, as I'm not personally using the in-base ftpd (my
 ftpd supports such limits).
 -- 
 Matt