[distcc] some questions

[joerg.beyer at email.de]

tal at whatsup.org.il schrieb am 29.09.02 20:39:05:

> 2) another machine i want to add to this "cluster" is my firewall. its not a 
> very powerfull one, but it can help speed things up a little more ;)
> are there any knows security issues with distcc ? how stupid will it be to run 
> it on a server that acts as a firewall ?

for xecurity reasons, you should not have a compiler installed
on a firewall. A compiler is a powerfull tool for an attacker - so he
should not find one on a firewall.



   hope this helps
   Joerg