Re: Security port: automated integration in the mail/file server - to do or not to do ?

From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu (itetcu_at_people.tecnik93.com)
Date: 01/12/05

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To: Adi Pircalabu <apircalabu@bitdefender.com>

    On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:21:02 +0200
    Adi Pircalabu <apircalabu@bitdefender.com> wrote:

    > Hello,
    >
    > I'm working for a security port and I noticed that none of the existing
    > ones integrate their filters automatically after install, regardless of
    > the agent they are installed for. Instead, every port gives (usually
    > from pkg-message) the necessary information on how to integrate the
    > filter.
    > My question is: what is the right FreeBSD way to handle this filter
    > integration issue? I definitely see two options:
    > 1. automatic integration of the filter (probably from pkg-plist or
    > pkg-install), including the needed changes in agent's configuration.
    > 2. the integration should be done by the user using the information
    > provided in post install messages.

    While I try to make my ports as user friendly and automated as possible,
    I would vote for 2) above. I hate when something just changes on my
    system without me telling it to do so explicitly; plus I could very well
    install the port today and wait to the end of the week to switch it on
    for testing; plus there will always be some strange edge cases when
    you'll just break some custom configuration.

    Eventually (if possible, since I didn't saw that Makefile ;) ) if you
    can somehow integrated the required changes but not activate them (e.g.
    an rc script and a portname_enable="YES" that one should set to activate
    them).

    And BTW one would be able to run (part of) that "security port" as a
    nice postfix queue filter without having to scratch its left left side
    with the right foot, right ? :) 

    -- 
IOnut
Unregistered ;) FreeBSD "user"
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