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.\" Copyright (c) 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
.\" Copyright (c) 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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.\" See section COPYING for conditions for redistribution |
.\" See section COPYING for conditions for redistribution |
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.TH gnatsd 8 "November 2001" "GNATS @VERSION@" "GNATS Admininstration Utilities" |
.TH gnatsd 8 "November 2002" "GNATS @VERSION@" "GNATS Admininstration Utilities" |
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.de BP |
.de BP |
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.sp |
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.ti -.2i |
.ti -.2i |
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database queries. It uses a simple ASCII-based command protocol |
database queries. It uses a simple ASCII-based command protocol |
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(similar to SMTP or POP3) for communicating with remote clients. |
(similar to SMTP or POP3) for communicating with remote clients. |
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.P |
.P |
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It also provides an almost completely useless security model based |
It also provides a security model based either on IP-based |
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either on IP-based authentication (generally a \fBterrible\fR idea) or |
authentication (generally a \fBterrible\fR idea) or |
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cleartext username/passwords (mmmm, network snooping). \fBIt is |
username/passwords. Passwords may be encrypted using UNIX crypt() or |
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strongly recommended that some other scheme (such as \fIssh\fR(8)\fB |
MD5 (for operating systems that support it). Plaintext passwords are |
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tunneling) be used if security is even remotely an issue\fR. (The |
also supported but strongly discouraged. |
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next release of GNATS will provide a more useful builtin security |
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protocol, probably based on \fIssh\fR.) |
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.P |
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In the meantime, it is possible to restrict network access to a |
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particular access level by using the \fB\-\-max-access-level\fR |
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argument. |
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.P |
.P |
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All of the GNATS clients are capable of communicating via the GNATS |
All of the GNATS clients are capable of communicating via the GNATS |
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remote protocol to perform their functions. |
remote protocol to perform their functions. |
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.P |
.P |
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\fBgnatsd\fR should be run as the user \fB@GNATS_USER@\fR. It is usually |
\fBgnatsd\fR should be run by the GNATS user (by default \fBgnats\fR), |
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started from \fIinetd\fR(8). |
and it is usually started from \fIinetd\fR(8). |
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.SH OPTIONS |
.SH OPTIONS |
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.TP 0.5i |
.TP 0.5i |
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.B \-V\fR,\fB \-\-version |
.B \-V\fR,\fB \-\-version |
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.I Keeping Track: Managing Messages With GNATS |
.I Keeping Track: Managing Messages With GNATS |
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(also installed as the GNU Info file |
(also installed as the GNU Info file |
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.BR gnats.info ) |
.BR gnats.info ) |
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and |
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.I Reporting Problems Using send-pr |
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(also installed as the GNU Info file |
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.BR send-pr.info ). |
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.LP |
.LP |
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.BR databases (5), |
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.BR dbconfig (5), |
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.BR delete-pr (8), |
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.BR edit-pr (1) |
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.BR file-pr (8), |
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.BR gen-index (8), |
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.BR gnats (7), |
.BR gnats (7), |
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.BR send-pr (1), |
.BR gnatsd (8), |
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.BR edit-pr (1), |
.BR mkcat (8), |
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.BR mkdb (8), |
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.BR pr-edit (8), |
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.BR query-pr (1), |
.BR query-pr (1), |
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.BR file-pr (8), |
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.BR queue-pr (8), |
.BR queue-pr (8), |
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.BR rmcat (8), |
.BR send-pr (1). |
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.BR gen-index (8), |
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.BR mkcat (8). |
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.SH COPYING |
.SH COPYING |
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Copyright (c) 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
Copyright (c) 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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.PP |
.PP |