On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 09:41:49AM -0800, Tom Marshall wrote: > > > > protocols that require incoming connections are lame anyway > > > > > > unfortunatly many do this. > > not so many... active ftp, irc/dcc... some online gaming thingies... > > more? > > Pretty much any peer-peer program (irc/dcc is just the best example of it). > For example, all IM apps that I am aware of need incoming connections for > certain features like file transfers and voice chat. don't use that features if you care about security, (l)icq has some firewalling options, like restricting to use a specified port, you can accept only that port...
if programs require that i accept all incoming connections to high ports, like active ftp does, and there's no solution like the statefulnes of 2.4, i simly don't use that protocols, at least, not at work BTW: msn messenger (sorry) works fine thru a http proxy, even file transfers (i don't use it) -- ,-------------------------------------------. > Name: Alson van der Meulen < > Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > School: [EMAIL PROTECTED] < `-------------------------------------------' System coming down in 0 min.... ---------------------------------------------
