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From: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (The Phantom)
Newsgroups: net.news
Subject: Re: Turning off news and uucp for a period of time
Message-ID: <2388@nsc.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 22-Feb-85 23:01:22 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 22 23:01:22 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 23-Feb-85 03:44:06 EST
References: <233@resonex.UUCP>
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Summary: 

In article <233@resonex.UUCP> nancy@resonex.UUCP (Nancy Blachman) writes:
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>Do you have any recommendations on how to block news and uucp?

The easiest/cleanest way I've seen is simply turn off the execute bits on
/usr/lib/uucp/uucico. when a uucp system logs in, it will get a message
back something like 'no login shell' and time out. the break is clean, no
information is lost, chances of screwups (if you have to do and undo
multiple operations you can either miss something or get hit by a
vulnerability window) is minimal, and the loading of a login that fails is
minimal.

chuq


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