Re: Firewall - How blockade the files .exe

[Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <lists@planetcobalt.net>]

On 2004-03-23 Matthew Palmer wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 09:46:26AM -0300, Leandro F. de Mesquita wrote:
> > I use iptable, I want blocked all files .exe in protocol ftp.
> 
> You'll need an application-level proxy to run interference, and
> ultimately you're unlikely to catch them all.  It certainly isn't a
> firewall issue in particular.

A firewall is a concept of separating one network from another and
controlling what kind of data is exchanged between them, not just a
packet filter. Thus a proxy may very well be part of a firewall.

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers