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authorKlaus Schmidinger <vdr@tvdr.de>2000-09-17 21:10:57 +0200
committerKlaus Schmidinger <vdr@tvdr.de>2000-09-17 21:10:57 +0200
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Added a security warning regarding SVDRP to the INSTALL file
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@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ port ("Simple Video Disk Recorder Protocol"). By default, it listens
on port 2001 (use the --port=PORT option to change this). For details
about the SVDRP syntax see the source file 'svdrp.c'.
+WARNING: DUE TO THE OPEN SVDRP PORT THIS PROGRAM MAY CONSTITUTE A
+======= POTENTIAL SECURITY HAZARD! IF YOU ARE NOT RUNNING VDR IN
+ A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT, YOU MAY WANT TO DISABLE SVDRP
+ BY USING '--port=0'!
+
If the program shall run as a daemon, use the --daemon option. This
will completely detach it from the terminal and will continue as a
background process.