[hylafax-devel] Re: Supported Platforms/Security mods?

[Tim Rice <tim@trr.metro.net>]

On Thu, 8 Jun 2000, Robert Colquhoun wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> At 02:52 PM 6/7/00 -0700, Andy Sparrow wrote:
> 
> >Hi all,
[snip]
> >Platforms:
> >
> >         I'm unclear, as to the supported platforms (real or intended).
> >
> >         In other words, can (should) I assume reasonably modern
> >         OSs that have all the above as native functionality in libc
> >         (or where-ever), or does this all need to be done conditionally
> >         because someone, somewhere is still running SunOS 3.x on
> >         a Sun2 and wants to use it as a HylaFAX server? ;-)
> 
> There is the port directory to build emulation routines for older 
> platforms.  As long as the defaults work reasonably for most modern 
> platforms they should be ok.

Be sure to test for those routines in configure.

> 
> >Comitting:
> >
> >         Would anyone be interested in looking at/committing this
> >         when I work up a set of patches?
> 
> Sure.
> 
> >I'm being prompted to do this as a FreeBSD and HylaFAX user - if
> >someone doesn't get to it soon, then HylaFAX will get dropped from
> >the FreeBSD ports collection, which would be a crying shame IMHO.
> 
> Could you put beta2 in as a replacement for 4.0pl2(...i can't remember if 
> this has the faxalter security fix or not, but it is an easy patch)
> 
> 
> >Given the considerable amount of fixes and work that's gone into
> >the current version in CVS (WooHoo! Great work BTW!), it seems
> >pointless to patch up 4.0pl2, it just seems to make much more sense
> >to work on the current version of HylaFAX (hopefully get this done
> >for Beta3?)
> 
> The current plan for beta 3, in my head is:
>          - suse ip-source routing patches
>          - fix big manpage cgi-bin security hole..yes this is still not 
> done :-(
>          - dmitrys patches.
>          - stuff that i have forgot about

It looks like the security-patch.sh was not put in 4.1
I'll tackle this as soon at I get some time.

> 

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