Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 11:50:15 +0000 From: Nik Clayton <nik@FreeBSD.org> To: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Rework of firewall chapter start Message-ID: <20041216115014.GI17158@clan.nothing-going-on.org> In-Reply-To: <20041215191024.GA759@zaphod.nitro.dk> References: <20041215191024.GA759@zaphod.nitro.dk>
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--qLni7iB6Dl8qUSwk Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 08:10:25PM +0100, Simon L. Nielsen wrote: > I started to reword and improve the first two sections of the firewall > chapter. Comments (both to the direction of the changes and the > actual patch)? OK, this is nit-picking, but... I've always understood a firewall to be a combination of one or more technologies, implemented in a manner that provides security. For example, a corporate firewall might consist of a packet filter, a mail scanning system, and an HTTP proxy. What the chapter (and the patch) are talking about so far is (just) a packet filter. Now a packet filter can, on its own, be the only technology used to implement a firewall. But to my mind the distinction is still important. Of course this could just be me being an old fart... N --=20 FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://www.freebsd.org/ (__) FreeBSD Documentation Project http://www.freebsd.org/docproj/ \\\'',) \/ \= ^ --- 15B8 3FFC DDB4 34B0 AA5F 94B7 93A8 0764 2C37 E375 --- .\._/= _) --qLni7iB6Dl8qUSwk Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFBwXZ2k6gHZCw343URApj7AJ4l9/LaaMCxuCeGjNjqBp7j0q0B2QCeLuQA Zg8waPBTjVns9HyLCWu2lns= =RpTH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --qLni7iB6Dl8qUSwk--
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