Re: Latest Mandrake
>>"Toni" == Toni Mueller <deb-l@tonimueller.org> writes:
Toni> Yes, too. I don't understand how to override that package's rules
Toni> properly, but I also don't know anybody who _does_ know how to
Toni> do that.
You are not hanging out with the right people, then. All you
need to do to override the package's rules is:
# cp filename.def filename.rule
# vi filename.rule
See? Not hard at all.
Toni> I also said that I had limited time to look into that
Toni> documentation...
This is a disquietening statement coming from one in charge of
security. Knowing ones tools is an important aspect of any sysadmin
job.
Toni> Administrating a set of ipmasq rules together with their
Toni> respective local exceptions imho is a major headache, and I
Toni> actually don't see the benefit using ipmasq with it's myriad of
Toni> config files (you need when trying to override the built-in
Toni> rules) compared with just running a script like
So don't use ipmasq. I actually like having the default
ruleset set up quickly, and than having the ability to go in
and modify and enhance bits and pieces at my leisure.
Toni> It took me reading this list to hear that actually someone is
Toni> using ipmasq successfully. All other people I know also just
Toni> throw out ipmasq and run their own set of rules.
You may prefer not to use ipmasq. However, it is not that hard
to understand how it works, and it should not come as a surprise that
people can actually use it.
Indeed, I find it surprising that people in charge of security
actually find ipmasq hard to understand.
manoj
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