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Re: The netsec thread
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: The netsec thread |
Date: |
Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:03:33 +0300 |
> From: Robert Pluim <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden, address@hidden
> Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 14:39:05 +0200
>
>
> (I removed 'mouse' from Lars' email address)
Lars, please do something about that, relies to your messages bounce.
> >> +++
> >> ** New user option 'nsm-trust-local-network'.
> >> Allows skipping Network Security Manager checks for hosts on your
> >> local subnet(s). DEFAULTS TO NIL. There is a good reason for that,
> >> ensure you know what you are doing before you change it.
>
> Eli> I don't believe in "security by obscurity", so I think this should be
> Eli> in NEWS. Especially since it's in the manual.
>
> I said 'not advertise too much', not 'no documentation' (and itʼs not
> in the manual).
If it is not in the manual, why is it marked "+++"?
> Eli> +++
> Eli> ** New user option 'nsm-trust-local-network'.
> Eli> Allows skipping Network Security Manager checks for hosts on your
> Eli> local subnet(s). It defaults to nil. Usually, there should be no
> Eli> need to set this non-nil, and doing that risks opening your local
> Eli> network connections to attacks. So be sure you know what you are
> Eli> doing before changing the value.
>
> Sure. Iʼll give it a few days for people to wordsmith it some more.
Thanks.
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- Re: The netsec thread, Paul Eggert, 2019/08/23
- Re: The netsec thread, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2019/08/23
- Re: The netsec thread, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2019/08/23
- Re: The netsec thread, Paul Eggert, 2019/08/23
- Re: The netsec thread, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2019/08/25
- Re: The netsec thread, Eli Zaretskii, 2019/08/23
- Re: The netsec thread, Robert Pluim, 2019/08/23
- Re: The netsec thread, Eli Zaretskii, 2019/08/23
- Re: The netsec thread, Robert Pluim, 2019/08/23
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- Re: The netsec thread, Eli Zaretskii, 2019/08/23
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- Re: The netsec thread, Eli Zaretskii, 2019/08/23
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