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diff --git a/contrib/webmin/README b/contrib/webmin/README new file mode 100755 index 0000000..8a8f937 --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/webmin/README @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ + +This is the README for the DNSmasq webmin module. + +Problems: + +1) There's only basic error checking - if you enter some bad +addresses or names, they will go straight into the config file +although we do check for things like IP addresses being of +the correct form (no letters, 4 groups of up to 3 digits +separated by dots etc). One thing that ISN'T CHECKED FOR is +that IP dotted quads are all numbers < 256. Another is that +netmasks are logical (you could enter a netmask of 255.0.255.0 +for example). Essentially, if it'll pass the config file +regex scanner (and the above examples will), it won't be +flagged as "bad" even if it is a big no-no for dnsmasq itself. + +2) Code is ugly and a kludge - I ain't a programmer! There are probably +a lot of things that could be done to tidy up the code - eg, +it probably wouldn't hurt to move some common stuff into the lib file. + +3) I've used the %text hash and written an english lang file, but +I am mono-lingual so no other language support as yet. + +4) for reasons unknown to me, the icon does not appear properly +on the servers page of webmin (at least it doesn't for me!) + +5) icons have been shamelessly stolen from the ipfilter module, +specifically the up and down arrows. + +6) if you delete an item, the config file will contain +an otherwise empty, but commented line. This means that if +you add some new stuff, then delete it, the config file +will have a number of lines at the end that are just comments. +Therefore, the config file could possibly grow quite large. + +7) NO INCLUDE FILES! +if you use an include file, it'll be flagged as an error. +OK if the include file line is commented out though. + +8) deprecated lines not supported (eg user and group) - they +may produce an error! (user and group don't, but you can't change +them) + +IOW, it works, it's just not very elegant and not very robust. + +Hope you find it useful though - I do, as I prevents me having to ever +wade through the config file and man pages again. + +If you modify it, or add a language file, and you have a spare moment, +please e-mail me - I won't be upset at all if you fix my poor coding! +(rather the opposite - I'd be pleased someone found it usefull) + +Cheers, + Neil Fisher <neil@magnecor.com.au> |