[TriLUG] firewalls in Linux

[al johson]

OK, the question now is: How do I do that?? I know what a port is, I just
need the commands and where to enter them.--AL
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----- Original Message -----
From: Jon Carnes <jonc at nc.rr.com>
To: <trilug at trilug.org>; al johson <alfjon at mindspring.com>
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] firewalls in Linux


> Open up tcp port 119 and ride the waves of nntp...
>
> On Friday 16 November 2001 19:13, al johson wrote:
> > I've noticed that all three of the various "strengths" of firewalls in
> > Mandrake-Linux positively prohibit newsgroup messages!! I'm approaching
> > this problem as a desktop user only. How do you protect your computer
> > with a firewall and still access newsgroups in USENET??? Or is this even
> > possible?? I find this most curious considering the large number of
LINUX
> > newsgroups. ================
> >
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