Package: dovecot
Severity: wishlist
It would be nice if dovecot would link and include code to handle
tcp wrappers defined in /etc/hosts.{deny,allow}
This would be similar to the sshd server, where access could be easily
resstricted to certain Ip addresses with a simple configuration file.
The alternative to use iptables is much difficult because:
- iptables is much more advanced and complex
- using raw iptables is not common for average users
- there are several firewall products, whose configuration
cannot be transferred to other hosts
(copying relevant entry from /etc/hosts.{deny,allow} is easy
Overall the support for /etc/hosts.{deny,allow} would increase
security when anyone (not just iptables geek) could understand and
define how to restrict access.
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