On Thursday, Sep 5, 2002, at 18:53 Europe/London, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> It's OK as long as it is not forwarded outside tour network by the >> machine you connect to the internet with. If the ports (20 & 21 IIRC) >> are open from outside firewall them IMMEDIATELY. If you had OS X 10.2 >> you could do this in the sharing control panel but if not use a >> utility >> like Brickwall or FireWalkX. FTP is NOT a secure protocol and is an >> invitation to crackers to get into your machine and your files. >> > Brickwall being pc-only, what Mac equivalent(s) would you recommend? I'm sure there is a version of Brickwall for OS X, anyone else heard of it? FirewalkX is definitely for OS X and is shareware. The important thing is you need to Firewall the box that is running the internet connection. If you run it through a router chances are all ports are closed unless set to forward. -- Mark Benson AIM - SilValleyPirate Visit FlatPackMacs online: <http://fpm.gotdns.com> Mac LC Central -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
