no “fw” not sure what that is. as it happens i turned off ipv6 last night. it was causing problems with smtp which i fail to understand, maybe tls certificate, i am not sure. the banishment code works fine for ipv6 -Steve > On 5 Nov 2019, at 10:02 am, Sergey Zhilkin wrote: > >  > I wonder .... if it will be system with IPv6 enabled and connected directly to internet. > There is no fw in plan 9 .... > May be time to think about it ? > > вт, 29 окт. 2019 г. в 14:27, Steve Simon : >> re: anyone can banish ano IP address >> >> You are quite right, not a problem for me, but not a general solution. >> >> Ok, chmod og-w /lib/ndb/banished first. >> >> I could then write a file server, envoked in cpurc as bootes and thus >> has rights to update the files in /lib/ndb/banished/*. >> >> The file server would have to ensure its /srv/xxx file is not accessable >> by others. >> >> This could be mounted by the network listners before they becomenone() so >> they retain access. They would also need to ensure they unmount >> the writable access to the banishment directory before starting their >> child process (if the incomming connection is successful). >> >> ugh. Even _if_ that would work its a real pain. >> >> oh well, nice idea, but no bananna. >> >> -Steve >> >> ------------------------------------------ >> 9fans: 9fans >> Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/Te00ed62cf5d85d9e-M4d3ca138d4a82de48a303955 >> Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription > > > -- > С наилучшими пожеланиями > Жилкин Сергей > With best regards > Zhilkin Sergey > 9fans / 9fans / see discussions + participants + delivery options Permalink