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Date:      Thu, 22 Apr 1999 23:55:22 -0400
From:      W Gerald Hicks <wghicks@bellsouth.net>
To:        jmutter@netwalk.com
Cc:        Adam Ulmer <ulmer@ulmer.iserver.net>, iratus@home.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, wghicks@wghicks.bellsouth.net
Subject:   Re: Security 
Message-ID:  <199904230355.XAA74805@bellsouth.net>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 22 Apr 1999 23:47:07 EDT." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9904222342120.417-100000@insomnia.local.net> 

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> True, a firewall is not automatic protection.  However, a well
> configured firewall (it's really not that difficult) is always a
> preferable solution to tcp-wrappers.

Right.  But a true firewall doesn't permit the passage of *any*
network packets, correct?   A packet filter is much more convenient
to use and provides plenty of protection for most folks.

Cheers,

Jerry Hicks
wghicks@bellsouth.



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