Jeff Wilson wrote: > On Fri, 14 Jun 2002, Darren Reed wrote: > > >>Why do you do out filtering on a normal firewall ? >> >>I don't understand why anyone would only ever want to do inbound-only. >> >>Darren >> >> > > Maybe I'm dense. OK, OK, I /am/ dense. I don't get it. What is your tone > here? Is outbound no longer supported by ipf, or is that OS specific? Or > are you just being sarcastic with the "inbound only" comment? Literal Man > here needs help interpreting your comments (without cues from the spoken > tone). Sorry to clutter the list with my misunderstanding ... SHUTTING > UP NOW!
Translation: "You would want to filter outbound on a bridge for the same reason you would want to on any other firewall. It's not any different. I find In-bound filtering stupid and limited." I'm not Darren, but I'm pretty sure that's what he meant. Corret me if I'm wrong Darren. Phil -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin, 1759
