On Tue, 20 Aug 1996 21:23:45 -0500 Bruce Senn said:
>Does anyone know whether tcpwrapper exists for the HP3000?  If so
>where?
 
It doesn't that I know of, but more importantly, it wouldn't do much good.
The tcpwrapper code is designed to be invoked as a top-level inetd shell on
services controlled by inetd.  As the only services under control of inetd on
MPE/iX (5.5 and above; moot point if < 5.5) are telnet, bootp, and tftp, it
doesn't buy you much.  It buys you even less given that telnet doesn't have
a true shell, but rather is implemented as an "internal" service to inetd.
 
On the plus side, you can provide firewall-type (not true firewall, mind
you, so don't nitpick me on that one!) security for telnet sessions since
the 5.5 inetd does provide support for /usr/adm/inetd.sec file as HP-UX does.
You can selectively permit or deny access based on domain names or network
numbers.  That part is *extremely* slick :-)
 
Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>