On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 15:50:58 -0600, Theo de Raadt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>The port is also used to (potentially) send data out to other syslog >servers. Therefore, it is left open. This is made ASTOUNDINGLY >clear in the manual page, if you would read it: > > syslogd opens the above described socket whether or not it is running in > secure mode. If syslogd is running in secure mode, all incoming data on > this socket is discarded. The socket is required for sending forwarded > messages. > >See that? It says anything read is DISCARDED. > >This behaviour is not going to be changed. Period. Welcome Home Theo! (; JCR -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
