Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 21:21:00 -0800 From: Mark Space <markspace@sbcglobal.net> To: kirubiru <kirubiru@hotpop.com>, doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: handbook/firewalls-apps.html Message-ID: <43AB893C.8030109@sbcglobal.net> In-Reply-To: <43AB738A.70702@hotpop.com> References: <43AB738A.70702@hotpop.com>
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kirubiru wrote: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/firewalls-apps.html > > > "...different people have different requirements and preferences." > > How about giving some simple characteristic of each? > "...different people have different requirements and preferences. No single firewall package is the best. "The author prefers IPFILTER because its stateful rules are much less complicated to use in a NAT environment and it has a built in ftp proxy that simplifies the rules to allow secure outbound FTP usage." You mean like IPFILTER has stateful rules and is much easier to use in a NAT environment? And IPFILTER also has the author's personal recomendation? By gum, that's a great idea. We should add it right away!! ...oh wait... kthxbye
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