On Tue, Oct 16, 2007 at 04:30:58PM +0800, Michael Boughton wrote: > Hi Roberto, > > Thanks for such a swift reply. My mistake with the version of Ubuntu, > it is 6.06 and not 6.04 as I reported. We installed shorewall with > apt-get so I assumed it was installing the latest stable version. Are > you saying that different versions of Ubuntu will only install the > version of shorewall it was designed with?:) > Yes, that is right. Ubuntu (as a derivative of Debian) usually ships the same version of a package as Debian contains at a particular time. In order to ensure stability, the package versions usually do not change after release, except in the most extenuating circumstances.
Especially in the case of Shorewall, which has a very short release cycle and changes often, would these changes be disruptive to administrators who expect their systems to continue behaving in the same way. > I understand that nothing is totally protected and that some stuff > will sneak by. I run dans at home with smoothwall and every now and > then something will sneak in. But at least there is protection for the > most part instead of open slather. > Sight. As long as you understand that and communicate it to the people for whom you are doing this work. As I said, it was a purely philosophical point. But especially when dealing with non-technical people, I find it important to manage expectations realistically. > Thank-you also for the suggestion on https. I will have a look at this > issue further and let you know how I go. > > Once again, thanks for the quick and helpfull reply. > No problem. Regards, -Roberto P.S. Please don't top post. -- Roberto C. Sánchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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