From: | ghaverla(at)freenet(dot)edmonton(dot)ab(dot)ca |
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To: | tuan <nguyen_a(at)cnam(dot)fr> |
Cc: | "pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Re: [INTERFACES] PSQL Working, but PGAccess Not Connecting. |
Date: | 2000-08-17 02:04:36 |
Message-ID: | Pine.A41.3.95.1000816200247.45958A-100000@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca |
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On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, tuan wrote:
> Thomas Lockhart wrote:
> > Perhaps the "-i" is disabled by default to enhance out-of-the-box
> > network security?
> Could you tell why it is less secure to run postmaster in IP sockets
> than using Unix sockets ?
I'll take a stab at this. Unix sockets are confined to the
single machine in question. IP Sockets are (potentially)
open to the network. Larger population of intruders.
Gord
Matter Realisations http://www.materialisations.com/
Gordon Haverland, B.Sc. M.Eng. President
101 9504 182 St. NW Edmonton, AB, CA T5T 3A7
780/481-8019 ghaverla @ freenet.edmonton.ab.ca
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