Re: Linux vs Windows Firewalls
"PK Carlisle" <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.usability.annoyances |
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| Message-ID | <3F5EEA99.13776.7872083@localhost> |
Care to add some substance regarding HOW I'm wrong? Precisely how, given the limitation in the Linux firewall pointed out, is Linux to be made more secure? Opening a port to every program that wants to communicate over that port seems sloppy and risky. Thus spake annoyances-request-DzJonyRHso41Ayx8vbq1stBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org: > Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 21:06:01 +0200 > From: "Daniel C. von Asmuth" <asmuth-8LkvcxCLB6JmR6Xm/[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Annoyances] Linux vs Windows Firewalls > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Thus quoth PK Carlisle on Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 10:29:47PM -0500: > > > Am I wrong or can it be that my Windows system is -significantly- > > more secure online than Linux?? > > The former case applies. > > Kind regards, > > > Daniel von Asmuth ------------------------ If god had not created yellow honey, men would think figs sweeter than they do. Earthlink, AOL, Yahoo & MSN/Hotmail IM: mrgoodbytesim ICQ:13418006 PGP Public Key: http://home.earthlink.net/~mrgoodbytes/pkpubpgp.asc VOX: 708-296-2466 FAX: 708-452-8594