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Date:      Thu, 20 Sep 2001 14:33:07 -0700 (PDT)
From:      David Kirchner <davidk@accretivetg.com>
To:        Krzysztof Zaraska <kzaraska@student.uci.agh.edu.pl>
Cc:        Giorgos Keramidas <charon@labs.gr>, Dennis Mathiasen <dennis@borg.com>, <security@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: NIMDA Virus (OT)
Message-ID:  <20010920143246.O85958-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0109210024100.903-100000@lhotse.zaraska.dhs.org>

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On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, Krzysztof Zaraska wrote:

> Some people say that web server(s) should not be allowed to initiate any
> outbound connections (and especially to port 80) not necessary for normal
> operations, so if they have all servers on a separate subnet (what makes
> sense) they can just prohibit outbound HTTP from that network only. So
> setting up a proxy is not necessary.

Me, I just prefer to patch the holes instead of hiding behind filters. ;-)


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