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["David Moberg" <davidjmoberg AT lycos.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "sindi keesan" <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>

> The busybox httpd is in BL3.  mini_httpd is in BL2.  This way I can 
> type httpd for both.  Or mini_httpd -d directoryname in BL2 if I 
> want to specify the directory not to be www so I can upload a file 
> to my shell account from /tmp.

How about alias httpd="mini_http -d ./" for equivalent functionality
to the BusyBox httpd?

> > I found that using Control-C when the chroot warning came up put 
> > me back into a terminal.
> 
> I would have thought that would dump me back out of httpd.

That only happens if it is a foreground processs. If you run Xvesa &,
for example, you'll notice that pressing ^C doesn't kill X. However,
you should still see a warning message about not finding a font
directory (at least on BL3). If a foreground process is running, ^C
usually kills it. If not, it usually works somewhat like pressing
Backspace a bunch of times and then Enter.

> >> What does it mean to switch to user 'nobody' and what is chroot about?
> >> And what does daemonize itself mean?

Whereas many applications receive input from a console, or X, or Windows, or
something of that nature, daemons only receive input from a network.
Daemonize itself simply means it turns itself into such a daemon.

> I think I saw something about nobody in one of the files in /etc in 
> BL2 or maybe BL3.  Can't check right now - I tend to dial my shell 
> account from DOS - is there more or less chance of someone changing 
> things in my computer when I am using DOS to dial and go online?

Not if you're using something like Kermit. In fact, in that case, you're
not even on a network. The worst that could happen is that you
intentionally download a malicious file, and then run it.

> What is the probability of someone else breaking into my computer 
> even if I am doing everything wrong (running telnetd and httpd, 
> going online as root, using telnet not ssh, etc.) when I am dialed 
> into the internet with BL3 or BL2?

If you're dialed in for a minute or so, very small. If you stay connected
for a year, very high.

(Removed about 5k of old postings beneath here.)

David
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