Hi all!

We try to allow certain computers to connect to one of our HP3000 via FTP
in the File INETDSEC.NET.SYS. As the list of IP-Adresses will exceed one
line we tried to follow the editing tips (see below)

Internet Daemon
inetd Security File
Editing Tips

...
• To continue an entry on the next line, place a slash (/) at the end
of the line to be continued. The Internet daemon will ignore a
slash that appears in the middle of the line, continue reading to the
end, and ignore the next line. In this case, it will probably
misinterpret the entry and you will see an error message.

our file looks like

ftp deny *
ftp allow x.x.x.x a.a.a.a ... /
b.b.b.b c.c.c.c

ip-adresses in the first line (x.x.x.x and a.a.a.a) are allowed to connect,
whereas ip-adresses in the second line are never allowed. i tried to put
the slash in column 80 as well, checked with vi-editor if it was at the end
of the line, whatever ...

after trying to connect from an adress in the second line the STDLIST of
Job Jinetd shows

Received call for: ftp tcp
/usr/adm/inetd.sec: allow/deny field does not have a valid entry for
b.b.b.b  (b.b.b.b is the first adress in the continuation line).

any help highly appreciated!

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