I think I got all the changes done, Jakub -- feel free to take a look. This
article is scheduled to go out on Wednesday at 0800 UTC time.
On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 11:52 AM Jakub Jelen <jjelen(a)redhat.com> wrote:
On Mon, 2019-10-21 at 10:31 -0400, Paul Frields wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 9:13 AM Jakub Jelen <jjelen(a)redhat.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 2019-10-21 at 08:36 -0400, Paul Frields wrote:
> > > Jakub, you can still find it here:
> > >
https://fedoramagazine.org/?p=29503&preview=1&_ppp=7cd9f47a93
> >
> > Thank you for the link.
> > Generally very nice article. But I have just a few comments:
> >
> > * There is an error in the first command or it does not match
> > description:
> >
> > $ ssh -L 8000:localhost:8000
remote.example.com
> >
> > should say
> >
> > $ ssh -L 80:localhost:8000
remote.example.com
> >
> > (note, that you will probably have to run it as a root to be able
> > to
> > bind port 80 here -- I think using the local 8000 port would be
> > more
> > appropriate)
> >
>
> This is actually a mistake in the following paragraph, which should
> have
> pointed the browser at port 8000. Also, I found another mistake just
> now
> which is that I referenced https:// in a preceding paragraph implying
> port
> 443, and that could be confusing compared to the example. I'll fix
> the
> narrative so it's all consistent.
I missed that S as I was too focused on the port numbers.
> > * The Remote port forwarding can be restricted on the server with
> > PermitOpen and GatewayPorts (binds only-loopback by default)
> > configuration options. Mentioning them might save a lot of googling
> > and
> > trouble for readers who would like to try these things.
> >
>
> Good point -- I'll include that.
>
>
> > * I also miss the emphasis on the security in some places. You
> > mention
> > it, but I think in both of the cases (http, mysql), it is good to
> > mention that they are (mysql usually) plaintext protocols and
> > sending
> > them (as it is) over internet is almost never a good idea.
> >
>
> A lot of people run mysql as a local-only service, so I didn't want
> the
> article to get too esoteric.
>
> * I miss the -D dynamic port forwarding, which can solve very
> similar
> > problems as the local port forwarding, more effectively. But I
> > understand that it might come as a separate article since it has on
> > itself more to say.
> >
>
> Indeed -- the point of this article was to keep things simple. But I
> definitely like the idea of an article on dynamic port forwarding as
> a
> followup. I'll look into that!
>
>
> > Otherwise it is very nice read with simple explanations I would
> > like
> > people to read and I will be happy to point to.
> >
>
> This is good to hear Jakub -- thank you for the thorough and helpful
> review. Once I make changes above, could I ask you to re-review to
> make
> sure I don't introduce any "regressions"?
Sure. Just let me know when the changes are ready.
Jakub
> Paul
>
>
> > > On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 8:24 AM Jakub Jelen <jjelen(a)redhat.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Mon, 2019-10-21 at 07:57 -0400, Paul Frields wrote:
> > > > > We track our accepted articles through a kanban here:
> > > > >
> >
https://teams.fedoraproject.org/project/asamalik-fedora-magazine/kanban
> > > > > This story is here along with a link for the article:
> > > > >
> >
https://teams.fedoraproject.org/project/asamalik-fedora-magazine/us/81
> > > > > Although it does occur to me, have you edited for us
> > > > > previously?
> > > > > Let
> > > > > us
> > > > > know if you have any issues reaching the article.
> > > >
> > > > I already have access to the wp-admin interface, since I
> > > > already
> > > > wrote
> > > > one ssh article, but I do not seem to have access to this
> > > > unpublished
> > > > article.
> > > >
> > > > If that is too complicated to let me in, lets drop it and leave
> > > > on
> > > > on
> > > > the official reviewers. I will not have time to work/review on
> > > > more
> > > > articles, but I was interested in this particular one as it is
> > > > my
> > > > domain.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Jakub
> > > >
> > > > > Paul
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 2:59 AM Jakub Jelen <
> > > > > jjelen(a)redhat.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > On Sun, 2019-10-20 at 19:50 -0400, Paul Frields wrote:
> > > > > > > I finished my SSH port forwarding article. Would
someone
> > > > > > > like
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > review it
> > > > > > > for its Wednesday slot?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I think I can do that, at least from the technical point
of
> > > > > > view.
> > > > > > Can
> > > > > > you share a link or some place I can do that? I saw the
> > > > > > article
> > > > > > already
> > > > > > scheduled, but I did not find a way to open it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Jakub Jelen
> > > > > > Senior Software Engineer
> > > > > > Security Technologies
> > > > > > Red Hat, Inc.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Jakub Jelen
> > > > Senior Software Engineer
> > > > Security Technologies
> > > > Red Hat, Inc.
> > > >
> > > >
> > --
> > Jakub Jelen
> > Senior Software Engineer
> > Security Technologies
> > Red Hat, Inc.
> >
> >
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Jakub Jelen
Senior Software Engineer
Security Technologies
Red Hat, Inc.