> >>> Qube 3 is running as an Open Relay Proxy and can therefore be used > >>> for email spamming through the Squid port on the ppp connection > >>> when dialed up. > > >> Simplest solution is to get a hardware firewall and have it *not* > >> forward port 3128 to the Qube. > > > Woldn't the simpler solution be to [re]configure squid to not be > > an open relay? This hardly seems a problem that needs hardware > > thrown at it... > > Yah, one of the elided parts was that he tried doing some edits, but > something on the was was automagically prepending "Allow all" or > something equally rapeable to the squid.conf. In my view, a $100 > investment (and a small amount of setup time) is a good stop-gap > until he can figure out what's doing the unwanted edits. >
Or installing the adaptive firewall from sun on the qube3 (witch is free) is an option. costs less than hw firewall and runs on qube. My 2 cents, Wim _______________________________________________ cobalt-security mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-security
