diff --git a/network/fail2ban/README b/network/fail2ban/README
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+Fail2Ban scans log files like /var/log/pwdfail and bans IP that makes
+too many password failures. It updates firewall rules to reject the 
+IP address. These rules can be defined by the user. Fail2Ban can read
+multiple log files such as sshd, Apache web server, postfix and others.
+
+fail2ban has following dependencies which are offical Slackware packages:
+1. Python >= 2.3 Required 
+2. gamin >= 0.0.21 Optional
+
+Also see README.SBo for configuration and upgrade help.
diff --git a/network/fail2ban/README.SBo b/network/fail2ban/README.SBo
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+Once you install the package, you can start using fail2ban by:
+1. mv /etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban.new /etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban
+2. chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban
+3. /etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban start
+
+Additionally, you can add the following to rc.local for automatic startup
+if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban ]; then
+	/etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban start
+fi
+
+and add the following to rc.local_shutdown for to stop at shutdown
+if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban ]; then
+	/etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban stop
+fi
+
+The package contains logrotate script copied from fail2ban manual,
+and modified to reflect Slackware packaging.  You can find
+the original script at:
+
+http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/MANUAL_0_8
+
+UPGRADING:
+
+Please make sure you have all your modifications to the default .conf files
+in .local files.  Upgrade **WILL OVERWRITE** files in place.
+Making modifications to .local files is the recommended practice as per the 
+software manual.  Each .conf file can be overridden by equivalent .local file.  
+Please refer Configuration section in fail2ban manual.
+
+Changelog:
+
+-	Simplified rc script removing unnecessary startup options which have now
+	become standard.
+-	minor fix in slackbuild.
+-	doinst.sh now makes /var/run/fail2ban to house pid and socket files.
+
diff --git a/network/fail2ban/doinst.sh b/network/fail2ban/doinst.sh
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+config() {
+  NEW="$1"
+  OLD="$(dirname $NEW)/$(basename $NEW .new)"
+  # If there's no config file by that name, mv it over:
+  if [ ! -r $OLD ]; then
+    mv $NEW $OLD
+  elif [ "$(cat $OLD | md5sum)" = "$(cat $NEW | md5sum)" ]; then
+    # toss the redundant copy
+    rm $NEW
+  fi
+  # Otherwise, we leave the .new copy for the admin to consider...
+}
+
+# Keep same perms on rc.fail2ban.new:
+if [ -e etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban ]; then
+  cp -a etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban.new.incoming
+  cat etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban.new > etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban.new.incoming
+  mv etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban.new.incoming etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban.new
+fi
+
+config etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban.new
+config etc/logrotate.d/fail2ban.new
diff --git a/network/fail2ban/fail2ban.SlackBuild b/network/fail2ban/fail2ban.SlackBuild
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Slackware Package Build Script for fail2ban
+
+# Copyright (c) 2007, Nishant Limbachia (nishant@mnspace.net)
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is 
+# permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+# 1. Redistributions of script must retain the above copyright notice, 
+#    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
+# CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
+# EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+# PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
+# PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+# NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+# SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+PRGNAM=fail2ban
+VERSION=0.8.2
+ARCH=${ARCH:-noarch}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
+TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
+
+CWD=$(pwd)
+TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/SBo}
+PKG=$TMP/package-$PRGNAM
+OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}
+
+set -e # Exit on most errors
+
+rm -fr $PKG $TMP/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+mkdir -p $PKG $TMP $OUTPUT
+cd $TMP
+tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tar.bz2
+cd $TMP/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+chown -R root.root .
+find . \
+ \( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 771 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 -o -perm 551 -o -perm 511 \) \
+ -exec chmod 755 {} \; -o \
+ \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 660 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) \
+ -exec chmod 644 {} \;
+
+python setup.py install --root=$PKG
+
+install -D -m 0644 $CWD/README.SBo $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/README.SBo
+cp -a COPYING ChangeLog PKG-INFO README TODO $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+
+# Installing man pages
+mkdir -p $PKG/usr/man/man1
+install -m 0644 man/*.1 $PKG/usr/man/man1
+
+# Find and compress man pages
+( cd $PKG/usr/man
+  find . -type f -exec gzip -9 {} \;
+  for i in $(find . -type l) ; do ln -s $(readlink $i).gz $i.gz ; rm $i ; done
+) 
+
+# Install startup script
+install -D -m 0644 $CWD/rc.fail2ban $PKG/etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban.new
+
+# Install logrotate script
+install -D -m 0644 $CWD/fail2ban.logrotate $PKG/etc/logrotate.d/fail2ban.new
+
+# Make directory for socket and pid file
+mkdir -p $PKG/var/run/fail2ban
+
+mkdir -p $PKG/install
+cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
+cat $CWD/doinst.sh > $PKG/install/doinst.sh
+
+cd $PKG
+/sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.tgz
diff --git a/network/fail2ban/fail2ban.info b/network/fail2ban/fail2ban.info
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+PRGNAM="fail2ban"
+VERSION="0.8.2"
+HOMEPAGE="http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page"
+DOWNLOAD="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/fail2ban/fail2ban-0.8.2.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM="48c82a8b79cf6275d557571003eddbb1"
+MAINTAINER="Nishant Limbachia"
+EMAIL="nishant@mnspace.net"
+APPROVED="David Somero"
diff --git a/network/fail2ban/fail2ban.logrotate b/network/fail2ban/fail2ban.logrotate
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+/var/log/fail2ban.log {
+    weekly
+    rotate 4
+    missingok
+    nocompress
+    postrotate
+		/etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban reload 1> /dev/null || true
+    endscript
+}
+
diff --git a/network/fail2ban/rc.fail2ban b/network/fail2ban/rc.fail2ban
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# /etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban
+#
+# start/stop/reload/status/ping fail2ban server.   
+#
+# To start fail2ban automatically at boot, make this
+# file executable:  chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban
+# you must also add this file to rc.local in the appropriate
+# order
+#
+
+fail2ban_start() {
+  if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban ]; then
+    echo "Starting fail2ban: "
+    /usr/bin/fail2ban-client start
+  else
+    echo "rc.fail2ban is not executable or you don't have enough permissions"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+fail2ban_stop() {
+  echo "Stopping fail2ban"
+  /usr/bin/fail2ban-client stop
+}
+
+fail2ban_reload() {
+  echo "Reloading fail2ban"
+  /usr/bin/fail2ban-client reload
+}
+
+fail2ban_status() {
+  echo "Status: fail2ban"
+  /usr/bin/fail2ban-client status
+}
+
+fail2ban_ping() {
+  echo "Pinging fail2ban"
+  /usr/bin/fail2ban-client ping
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+'start')
+  fail2ban_start
+  ;;
+'stop')
+  fail2ban_stop
+  ;;
+'reload')
+  fail2ban_reload
+  ;;
+'status')
+  fail2ban_status
+  ;;
+'ping')
+  fail2ban_ping
+  ;;
+'*')
+  echo "USAGE: $0 start|stop|reload|status|ping"
+  exit 1
+  ;;
+esac
+
diff --git a/network/fail2ban/slack-desc b/network/fail2ban/slack-desc
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+# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
+# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
+# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
+# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+
+        |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
+fail2ban: Fail2Ban (Fialed login attempt scanner)
+fail2ban:
+fail2ban: Fail2Ban scans log files and bans IP addresses that make
+fail2ban: too many password failures by modifying firewall rules.
+fail2ban: Fail2Ban can read multiple log files such as sshd, apache,
+fail2ban: postfix, and others.
+fail2ban:
+fail2ban: Home Page: http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
+fail2ban:
+fail2ban:
+fail2ban: