This is netkit-base-0.15 for Linux.

This package updates netkit-base-0.11+, netkit-base-0.10, and the
inetd, ping, rpcgen, and rpcinfo from NetKit-0.09. This package also
subsumes the old sample-etc-files-01.tar.gz package.

If you're reading this off a CD, go right away and check the net
archives for later versions and security fixes.

Contents:
	inetd		Internet "super-server" daemon forker
	ping		Standard network testing program
	rpcgen		SunRPC code generator
	rpcinfo		SunRPC diagnostic program
	etc.sample	Assorted sample network config files for /etc

Requires:
	Working compiler, libc, and kernel.

	Old pre-release versions of glibc (before 2.0) are no longer
	supported and will not work.

Security:
	netkit-base-0.15 fixes some denial of service issues with inetd,
	as well as an issue with ping that allowed any user to flood-ping.

	Prior versions of netkit-base included other fixes for assorted 
	security problems that are now well-known. Please don't use
	old versions.

Installation:
	Do "./configure --help" and decide what options you want. The
	defaults should be suitable for most Linux systems. Then run
	the configure script.

	Note that on systems using glibc (either 2.0.x or 2.1.x),
	rpcgen and rpcinfo are not compiled or installed. This is
	because these tools are now shipped with glibc.

	Do "make" to compile.
	Then (as root) do "make install".

	Save a backup copy of any mission-critical program in case the
	new one doesn't work, and so forth. We warned you.

Bugs:
	Please make sure your header files in /usr/include match your
	libc version installed in /lib and /usr/lib. If you have weird
	problems this is the most likely culprit.

	Also, before reporting a bug, be sure you're working with the
	latest version.

	If something doesn't compile for you, fix it and send diffs.
	If you can't, send the compiler's error output.

	If it compiles but doesn't work, send as complete a bug report as 
	you can. Patches and fixes are welcome, as long as you describe 
	adequately what they're supposed to fix. Please, one patch per
	distinct fix. Please do NOT send the whole archive back or
	reindent the source.

	Be sure to send all correspondence in e-mail. Postings to netnews 
	will not be seen due to the enormous volume.

	Please don't report known bugs (see the BUGS file(s)) unless you
	are including fixes. :-)

Philip Copeland
David A. Holland
Al Howat

netbug@ftp.uk.linux.org
31 July 1999