Florian Pritz wrote: > On 16.07.2011 21:09, Grigorios Bouzakis wrote: >> Dan McGee wrote: >>> Dropping tcp_wrappers support >>> >>> Due to upstream not having released a new version since April 1997, we= > >>> are dropping `tcp_wrappers` support from all packages and removing the= > >>> package from `[core]`. In addition, newer daemons and applications are= > >>> inconsistent in their support for libwrap, leading to confusion as to >>> whether an application supports the library. >>> >>> If you currently use `/etc/hosts.allow` or `/etc/hosts.deny` for >>> security or logging purposes, you will need to adjust accordingly and >>> use another tool such as `iptables`. >>> >> >> Why has this been announced since it hasnt happened yet? >> Isn't that the point of news? Announce something thats taken place. >> But this is still in testing which isnt a news worthy place. > > Dan posted this now so tcp_wrapper users have to to prepare before > things go sideways since their systems might be unprotected when they > install the updates. Thanks, i always had the idea that when news are announced people are going to find the news item in the next system update even if its performed 1 min after the announcement. For the rest, theres arch-dev-public. Maybe its a good practice announcing things beforehand but i have the feeling that it wasnt always the case. Probably just a matter of habit/preference. Greg -- () against html e-mail | usenet & email communication netiquette /\ www.asciiribbon.org | www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html
