New FreeRADIUS module: rlm_backcounter

[Alan DeKok]

Pawel Foremski wrote:
> Main differences to the classic approach are: counters count back, they can be 
> resetted for each user individually and each user is given two counters - one 
> being periodically resetted by the module itself, and one which it can only 
> decrease (a "prepaid" counter).

  I'm not sure why you just wouldn't run two copies the SQL counter
module.  Sure, it doesn't count down, but a small patch would fix that,
I think.

  The whole point of configurable modules is to avoid re-inventing the
wheel.

> BTW, could someone from the FreeRADIUS team contact me in regard of putting 
> references to our open source projects and commercial support on the 
> project's website? Sorry - couldn't find any contact information on this 
> matter there.

  Just send an email to the list, with text for the web page.

  Alan DeKok.
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