Re: OmniWeb acting as a server and listening for connections?

Did you attempt to connect to an FTP site? Active FTP requires that the
client listen for an incoming connection from the server.

On 11/7/07, Tim Pritlove <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have been running OmniWeb on Leopard now for a couple of days. I
> have my system running with the new application firewall blocking all
> incoming connections with the exception of a few server programs I am
> running (like Nicecast).
>
> Today, the system presented me with the question if I want to allow
> incoming connections for OmniWeb.
>
> My understanding of the new application firewall is that it is based
> on TrustedBSD's Mandatory Access Control and can prevent programs from
> receiving network traffic completely without the need to block
> individual ports. It can simply shut down incoming network access.
> Furthermore, Leopard signs the application's code at the time of
> confirmation to prevent modified copies to inherit access rights given
> to another version.
>
> So my impression is that OmniWeb has indeed requested a network socket
> to listen on. This is something I would not expect from a web browser.
> So the question is: why is this happening?
>
> I think this is highly suspicious. Unfortunately the firewall does not
> come up with any further explanation why it thinks the program wants
> to accept incoming connections. So I am mostly in the dark here. Can
> anybody shed some light on this?
>
> Greetings
> Tim
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