Dan...In some ways we're saying similar things, except as to the point
of "what" Pmfirewall is. And it is definately "not" a firewall, rather
it is merely a means to get the ipchains firewall rule-set configured to
a point to where it's functional. Notice I didn't say ready for prime
time, but functional. Enough for the user then to open the rules file
and begin to tweak and fine tune the rule-set so that it becomes what
you mentioned having setup after uninstalling PM. Were it not for PM I
would have had to spend a lot more time reading the Ipchains docs and
scratching my head to get my firewall running.
Since then I've made "many" additions and modifications to the rule-set
that is "more" the firewall itself then anything else. What I've said
and have maintained all along is that PM is nothing more then a front
end, (of sorts...albeit a console front end and not a GUI) configuration
utility for IPchains. And a darn good one for newbies to cut their teeth
on and get exposed to the use of Ipchains.
And, God's blessings to you on your endeavor to quit smoking. I know
what you're going through having been there myself 7 years ago. Your
opinions were stated just fine. I should have added that my comments
were given "tongue-in-cheek."
Mark
>
> If PMfirewall is only going to "Filter" ports ( ie: Ports # 139,
> 443, 631, etc,..) It's
> not good enough. The fact that it doesn't tell you this during the
> configuration, is also
> misleading. And you're right Mark,...It's not a Windows Program, It's
> a Linux/Unix
> program. By default, it should therefore be a MUCH BETTER program !!!
