On 29/08/06, Peter-Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One humble remark: (as reply to Geert), > IPTables, is infact 'that smart' to recognize passive ftp initiations. > IPTables is able to do Stateful packet inspection. > (I quote): "This means that the firewall keeps track of each connection > passing through it and in certain cases will view the contents of data > flows in an attempt to anticipate the next action of certain protocols. > This is an important feature in the support of active FTP and DNS, as > well as many other network services."
Thanks "en dank je wel" to all who responded and taught me something new (Geert, Peter-Paul and Chris). I'm glad to see that the YDL community is still active and full of knowledgeable people! Eric. _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com'
