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Re: A simple question FORK! Something that bugs me about net-installs and security



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On 01/27/07 01:44, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:24:33 -0600
> Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
> 
>>> Shouldn't the setup of a firewall be part of the installation
>>> routine? Perhaps prior to running tasksel, some script could query
>>> the user about using a firewall and/or help him/her set an
>>> appropriate one up?
>> Probably so.
> 
> ~$ apt-cache search firewall | wc -l
> 130
> 
> From those I counted at least 10 to be firewalls. So which one will be
> the default one?

One that you can run from the console.

(Pardon my ambiguity; I live behind a h/w firewall.)


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