--- denyhosts.cfg-dist.orig	2006-08-20 16:09:57.000000000 +0200
+++ denyhosts.cfg-dist	2008-11-08 22:09:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 # argument
 #
 # Redhat or Fedora Core:
-SECURE_LOG = /var/log/secure
+#SECURE_LOG = /var/log/secure
 #
 # Mandrake, FreeBSD or OpenBSD: 
-#SECURE_LOG = /var/log/auth.log
+SECURE_LOG = /var/log/auth.log
 #
 # SuSE:
 #SECURE_LOG = /var/log/messages
@@ -55,13 +55,18 @@
 #            'y' = years
 #
 # never purge:
-PURGE_DENY = 
+#PURGE_DENY = 
 #
 # purge entries older than 1 week
 #PURGE_DENY = 1w
 #
 # purge entries older than 5 days
 #PURGE_DENY = 5d
+#
+# For the default Fedora Extras install, we want timestamping but no
+# expiration (at least by default) so this is deliberately set high.
+# Adjust to taste.
+PURGE_DENY = 4w
 #######################################################################
 
 #######################################################################
@@ -150,7 +155,7 @@
 # Note: it is recommended that you use an absolute pathname
 # for this value (eg. /home/foo/denyhosts/data)
 #
-WORK_DIR = /usr/share/denyhosts/data
+WORK_DIR = /var/lib/denyhosts
 #
 #######################################################################
 
@@ -216,7 +221,7 @@
 # Multiple email addresses can be delimited by a comma, eg:
 # ADMIN_EMAIL = foo@bar.com, bar@foo.com, etc@foobar.com
 #
-ADMIN_EMAIL = 
+ADMIN_EMAIL = root
 #
 #######################################################################
 
@@ -255,7 +260,7 @@
 #
 # SMTP_SUBJECT: you can specify the "Subject:" of messages sent
 # by DenyHosts when it reports thwarted abuse attempts
-SMTP_SUBJECT = DenyHosts Report
+SMTP_SUBJECT = DenyHosts Report from $[HOSTNAME]
 #
 ######################################################################