Q117: Howto prevent modem data connection for security?


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Howto prevent modem data connection for security?

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Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 17:09:28 +0100 (MET)
From: Matthias Apitz <Matthias.Apitz@SOFTCON.de >
Subject: Re: Prevent modem connection - security

Uri Shkolnik wrote:
    
    Hi,
    
    I am running Hlyafax on SunOS4.1.4/Sparc20.
    
    The problem is that anybody how dial the fax number can login on my main server without any firewall!!!!!!!
    How can I prevent the modem to answer data call?

read the man page config(4) for the value of GettyArgs;

	matthias

(added: maybe the number is 5 and not 4 for some systems - but
it's not a big deal to find it)


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Matthias Apitz / guru@softcon.de ; (07:34:58 AM 01/27/97)