[ale] IpTables management?

[Bob Toxen]

On Thu, Oct 02, 2003 at 07:26:15PM -0400, David Corbin wrote:
> On Thursday 02 October 2003 15:31, Bob Toxen wrote:
> > On Thu, Oct 02, 2003 at 09:58:54AM -0400, Michael D. Hirsch wrote:
> > ...

> > > As a pure firewall product I like IPCop (ipcop.org) very well.  It's a 5
> > > minute install and completely managed through a browser.

> > I haven't had to clean up a system running IPCop that was compromised
> > since Tuesday.

> Well, would you care to comment on Shorewall.  (Details preferred)
I've not looked at Shorewall.  None of the other rule builders I've
looked at were even tolerable in my opinion for other than, possibly,
a home hobbyist setup where no confidental data -- including online shopping
is handled.

> -- 
> David Corbin <dcorbin at machturtle.com>

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