> 
> Only if MySQL has gaping security holes. By restricting the clients that 
> connect to MySQL with iptable rules on top of MySQL own restrictions, you 
> would first have to root archlinux.de and then exploit a hole in MySQL before 
> you can cause any damage on archlinux.org. That would require a targeted 
> attack, it is nothing a worm could exploit. Quite unlikely, if you ask me, 
> especially if you keep everything patched.
> 
> - Askadar
> 

IMHO, this is more work to create users, watch if any security issue
happend than put a dump somewhere. 

Think a xml mysql dump would be better because it don't enforce the use
of mysql or any sql db, wouldn't it ?


- b 

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