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Date: Thu, 9 Oct 1997 08:45:09 +0930
From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To: Jacques Hugo <jacques@wired.ctech.ac.za>
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Subject: Re: ifpw and users
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On Wed, Oct 08, 1997 at 01:30:31PM +0200, Jacques Hugo wrote:
> Hi there...
>
> Is the ipfw utils on fbsd smart enough that
> it can allow inet access for some users and
> deny it for others?

No.

> Can this be done with the TIS fw toolkit?

No.  The Internet Protocols don't support the concept of users.

There are possible ways around this restriction, but you'll have to
relate any restrictions to concepts like IP address and port number.

Greg