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diff --git a/source/n/tcp_wrappers/slack-desc b/source/n/tcp_wrappers/slack-desc new file mode 100644 index 000000000..be7131e74 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/n/tcp_wrappers/slack-desc @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: +# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line +# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' +# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must +# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also +# customary to leave one space after the ':'. + + |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| +tcp_wrappers: tcp_wrappers (TCP/IP daemon wrapper library and utilities) +tcp_wrappers: +tcp_wrappers: With this package you can monitor and filter incoming requests for +tcp_wrappers: network services for access control, and detection things like host +tcp_wrappers: name spoofing and host address spoofing. Nearly all the network +tcp_wrappers: daemons on Slackware are "wrapped" using this library, and most +tcp_wrappers: daemons in /etc/inetd.conf use tcp_wrappers' tcpd wrapper daemon. +tcp_wrappers: If you plan to do much networking, you will need tcp_wrappers. +tcp_wrappers: +tcp_wrappers: tcp_wrappers was written by Wietse Venema. +tcp_wrappers: |