Re: Unable to post

Peter Heckert <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Path is set to /usr/local/sbin . This is where I installed sn.
> Maybe, inetd or tcpd deletes the PATH, for security reasons ?

Hmm, could be...

> > Well, setting env vars in /etc/hosts.allow should work just fine. (And does
> > work for me.) I noticed, however, that Harold put this comment in
> > INSTALL.run:
> >
> >   NOTE: the "setenv" capability is said to be unworkable in the tcpd that
> >   ships with certain versions of the Red Hat Linux distribution.
> >
> 
> I have used www.google.com/linux to learn more about this.
> Seemingly there are some problems.
> First, I believe, the syntax should be "setenv POSTING_OK 1".
> "setenv=POSTING_OK" is not the correct syntax.
> Also Wietse Venema,the author of tcpd says,that at least one argument must be 
> given.
> Also there are problems with redhats tcpd and setenv mentioned.
> I believe,that "setenv" doesnt work for Mandrakes tcpd.

Oh? Well, "setenv=POSTING_OK" has certainly worked for me... Perhaps it's
changed in newer versions of tcpd. If you've found any good URLs about this,
feel free to share... :)

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