1 This is userv-utils. It is a collection of utilities, scripts and example
2 configuration files that serve both as examples for how to use userv, and in
3 some cases, hopefully as useful programs and services.
5 Please see each individual directory for any details, installation
6 instructions, documentation, invididual copyright statements, and anything
7 else, that is available.
9 If you do not know what userv is, see its WWW page at
10 http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/userv/. For now at least, the
11 userv mailing lists should be used to discuss these and other
14 Please send bug reports and suggestions to
15 ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk, or to the userv-discuss mailing
16 list if you are subscribed to it.
19 Here is a quick summary of the currently available utilities
21 Directory Status Description (UC=`users can ...')
22 --------------- ----- ------------------------------------------------
23 groupmanage Y Y A UC create groups, add/remove members, &c
24 ipif Y Y A UC create IP interfaces/VPNs (Linux-specific)
25 www-cgi Y Y A UC provide CGIs which run as themselves
26 misc/mailq* Y S S UC list mail queue even if sendmail forbids
27 misc/ndc-reload Y S S UC reload named after editing own zone files
28 misc/checkpass* Y Y S UC check own password; some can check any passwd
29 git-daemon Y Y Y UC safely publish git repositories on port 9418
30 newsrc-lg X B X Acquire list of subscribed groups from .newsrcs
31 dyndns Y Y Y UC edit simple DNS entries for certian domains
34 First letter is completeness:
36 P Partially complete, some glue or modification needed.
37 X Incomplete. Much extra stuff is required.
38 Second letter is general status:
39 Y Released; hopefully of production quality.
40 B Beta. Not fully released, but hopefully useful with care.
41 A Alpha. Probably buggy. Not well tested or widely used.
42 X Example/experimental - for documentation purposes only,
43 not recommended for use.
44 S Too small for this question to be relevant.
45 Third letter is documentation:
46 Y Full installation and use instructions included.
47 A Documentation is believed largely adequate, but a bit rough.
48 P Partial documentation or hints. Good sysadmins should cope.
49 X No documentation. Good luck !
50 S Too small to need any significant documentation.
53 Copyright (C)1996-2013 Ian Jackson <ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk>.
54 Copyright (C)1998 David Damerell <damerell@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
55 Copyright (C)1999,2003
56 Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge
57 Copyright (C)2010 Tony Finch <fanf@dotat.at>
59 All the utilities here are free software. You can redistribute it
60 and/or modify them under the terms of the GNU General Public License
61 as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
62 License, or (at your option) any later version.
64 These programs are distributed in the hope that they will be useful,
65 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
66 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
67 General Public License for more details.
69 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
70 along with userv-utils as the file COPYING; if not, email me at the
71 address above or write to the Free Software Foundation, 59 Temple
72 Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.