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Date:      Sat, 26 Jan 2002 23:43:52 -0700
From:      Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>
To:        "Crist J. Clark" <cjc@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@veldy.net>, Patrick Greenwell <patrick@stealthgeeks.net>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Firewall config non-intuitiveness
Message-ID:  <15443.41384.226640.462561@caddis.yogotech.com>
In-Reply-To: <20020125190552.E14394@blossom.cjclark.org>
References:  <20020124201411.A39351-100000@rockstar.stealthgeeks.net> <20020124220302.N87663@blossom.cjclark.org> <002b01c1a5a7$67200e00$3028680a@tgt.com> <20020125160846.A14394@blossom.cjclark.org> <000c01c1a5ff$a4539870$0101a8c0@cascade> <20020125190552.E14394@blossom.cjclark.org>

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> But there may be people running systems out there with
> 'firewall_enable="NO"' and compiled-in firewalls.

This is a straw-man.  This requires kernel changes, and anyone willing
to do kernel changes just to install different firewall rules deserves
to get the rug yanked out from under them.

> Because I can't think of a workable configuration that would be set up
> this way, it doesn't mean there are not any.

There aren't any systems in useful use that would be effected by this
change.

If you don't get around to it, I might. :) :) :)




Nate

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