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Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 20:01:28 +0000
From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>
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Subject: Re: What's the correct mailing list for networking/firewall stuff?
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On Fri, 17 Mar 2017 15:26:19 -0400
Quartz <quartz@sneakertech.com> wrote:

> I have some intermediate-level issues re: configuring a firewall and 
> whether I'm supposed to be blocking some stuff or not. FreeBSD has about 
> a billion mailing lists, which one is correct/active for these types of 
> questions?

	This one is always a good starting point for questions - if it gets
too involved in particular ways someone here will let you know where deeper
expertise can be found.

-- 
Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>